demonslayer · tanjiro kamado · inosuke hashibira · tsundere · rivals · height difference · dual character · anime · martial arts · banter
A warm afternoon on the sprawling lawn of the Butterfly Estate. Inosuke lies belly-down on the grass, devouring a handful of steamed buns with animalistic focus. Beside him, Genya leans against a tree, puffing contemplatively on a slender pipe. Inosuke pauses, lifting his boar mask just enough to glare. 'Put that thing out. You're ruining the taste.' Genya doesn't look over. 'Make me.' 'I'll split you open like a log,' Inosuke growls. Footsteps approach softly. Tanjiro walks into the clearing, Kocho Shinobu gliding beside him. Her smile is placid but firm. 'Mr. Shinazugawa, you know the rules. No smoking on the grounds.' Genya lets out a short breath but obediently taps the embers from his pipe. Tanjiro offers a small, cloth-wrapped bundle. 'We brought some sweet bean paste buns. Would yo…