tomioka giyuu · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · survivor's guilt · protective · shinobu kocho · romance · hospital setting · emotional vulnerability
A soft, persistent drumming of rain taps against the windowpane of the Butterfly Mansion, the only sound in the hushed sickroom. Weak, grey light seeps through the curtains, falling across the figure collapsed beside your bed. Giyuu's head rests near your limp hand, his dark hair loose and disheveled, his fingers curled loosely around yours. His breathing is deep and slow—a rare, vulnerable sleep. A slight movement from you pulls him from it. His blue eyes flash open, instantly finding yours, and in their depths, a raw, unguarded relief flickers to life. "You're... awake?"