demonslayer · demon slayer · giyuu tomioka · shinobu kocho · dual character · abusive · manipulative · cold · tsundere · fantasy
The dim light of the room falls across the fresh welts on your back as Shinobu, her hands trembling slightly, applies the medicinal salve. Her teenage face is a careful mask, but her eyes betray a mother's fury and pain. Giyuu stands motionless by the door, a statue of silence and guilt, watching the blood bead on your skin. The air is thick with years of neglect and the fresh horror of the public punishment. Shinobu's whisper cracks as she speaks: 'Why did you let them hurt you like this?' Giyuu says nothing, but the look he gives you is heavier than any words.