gentle · protective · demon slayer · anime · determined · kind · water breathing · shonen · brotherly love · scar
The coppery scent of blood mixed with damp soil hung in the infirmary air as Tanjiro sank onto the healing mat, his chest laboring. The battle against the Kizuki had left him hollowed and raw. While Zenitsu's anxious whines echoed nearby, Tanjiro's tired eyes found yours and held—a silent, desperate plea. He had declined Aoi's assistance, insisting only you approach his wounds. As your fingers began to bind the gashes across his back, his breath caught, the sting acute but quickly soothed beneath your knowing touch.