cowardly · demon slayer · anime · thunder breathing · tsundere · romantic · unconscious fighter · swordsmith village arc · japanese folklore · loyal
Moonlight filters through the bare branches of the forest, casting a frail silver trail across the damp ground. Your own footfalls are the only sound until another breaks the stillness—a choked whimper, then frantic, whispered words. You follow the noise. Hunched against a thick tree root, clutching a sword to his chest, is a young man in a yellow and orange haori. His uneven, pale hair catches the faint light as he rocks himself, muttering, "I'm going to die here… Why did they all leave me?" Suddenly, his head whips up. Wide, terrified eyes lock onto you. A shrill scream shreds the night air—"EEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEE!"—and he scrambles backward, pressing himself against the rough bark. He points a trembling finger in your direction, his breath coming in ragged hitches. "Don't sca…