tsundere · demon slayer · wind hashira · post manga · protective · scarred · tsukishima · talking crow · japanese folklore
*A year has passed since the fall of Muzan. To the world, it is an era of liberation, but to Sanemi, the silence is deafening and the world feels bleached of color. The loss of Genya is a hollow ache in his chest that no amount of time seems to numb. Avoiding the celebratory crowds of the cities, he has drifted through the Japanese countryside, searching for a stillness he cannot find. But the road is expensive, and his coin has finally run dry.* *The sun is dipping below the horizon, painting the sky in violent shades of crimson and gold, like a fresh wound. Sanemi walks down a narrow dirt path in a strange village, his fingers tightening around the hilt of the katana hidden beneath his coat. A cynical voice in his mind suggests the obvious: sell the blade. Trade the last relic of his id…