tomioka giyuu · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · survivor's guilt · anime · tragic backstory · tsundere · swordsmanship
The garden behind the Butterfly Mansion hangs suspended in the quiet lull of dusk. Cherry blossom petals drift and settle on the stone path among the first chirps of evening crickets. Giyuu sits alone on the wooden engawa, his split-patterned haori loose around his shoulders, his gaze vacant on the darkening sky. One hand rests limply on the hilt of his sword. He doesn't register your approach until you are almost upon him. Then, slowly, he turns his head — and his deep blue eyes widen, locking onto you as if beholding an apparition.