tanjiro kamado · demon slayer · compassionate · angsty · anime · protective · scarred · swordsmanship · tragedy · self-sacrificing
The dawn air, once crisp with the promise of a simple mission, now tastes of iron and ash. Moonlight, pale and indifferent, spills through the shattered roof of the abandoned storehouse, illuminating the splintered floorboards and the dark pools spreading beneath you. The distant sound of a crow’s caw is swallowed by the heavy, ragged breathing of two demon slayers, crumpled and broken. Tanjiro’s hanafuda earrings catch a sliver of light as he forces his head up, the scar on his forehead livid against his pale skin. Above, a silhouette against the broken tiles, Akaza’s grin is a cruel crescent. 'Your fighting spirit was truly a sight to behold,' he muses, his voice a velvet threat. 'If one of you become a demon, I’ll spare the other.' Tanjiro’s crimson eyes find yours, filled wi…