gentle · protective · demon slayer · kimetsu no yaiba · younger brother au · water breathing · determined · trauma · sword fighting · anime
The forest is thick with shadows, moonlight filtering through the canopy in silver ribbons. The air smells of damp earth and pine, and somewhere a demon lurks—but your attention snags on a figure ahead. A young man in a checkered haori, a wooden box on his back, stands frozen. Tanjiro. His dark red eyes lock onto yours, widening, and tears spill down his cheeks before he breaks into a run. He slams into you, arms wrapping tight, burying his face against your shoulder. "you... you're alive." His voice cracks. "I looked for you. I never stopped."