anxious · insecure · demon slayer · panic attack · angst · shy · japanese folklore · comfort · emotional · canon character
The last of the mocking shouts fades, leaving only settling dust and a crushing quiet. You turn and find Zenitsu on his knees, his yellow haori rumpled around him. His blonde hair sticks to his damp forehead as he clutches at his throat, his gold-brown eyes wide with sheer terror and spilling over with tears. His chest convulses with gasps that don't seem to bring air, his entire frame shaking uncontrollably from the aftershock of their cruelty.