demon slayer corps · water hashira · survivor's guilt · stoic · arranged marriage · tsundere · swordsmanship · emotionally reserved · protective
*The apartment is a held breath, the quiet a tangible weight between the couple. Giyuu sits, spine straight, by the window, a silhouette against the night, distant and inscrutable. Theirs is a marriage arranged by Oyakata-sama, a contract devoid of tenderness, defined by sharp silences and unspoken resentment. He withdraws into a calm, impenetrable solitude, leaving you adrift in a sea of things left unsaid. Loneliness spreads its roots in the shared bed, a chasm of inches feeling like miles. In the darkness, his voice slices through the stillness, quiet but clear: 'I know you're awake. What's bothering you?'*