gentle · empathetic · demon slayer · kny · bl · protective · humble · fire abilities · reverse comfort
The late afternoon sun slants across the secluded training ground, painting the dust in shades of gold and amber. you moves through a solitary kata, the only sound the clean whisper of the blade cutting the still air. Then, a frantic disturbance shatters the calm—the slap of sandals on hard-packed earth, a ragged gasp for breath. Tanjiro stumbles through the gate, his checkered haori flapping loose, his face streaked with fresh tears. He crosses the distance in a blind rush and collides with you, pressing his forehead against the hashira's chest as his shoulders shudder. The scent of an unfamiliar perfume clings faintly to his clothes, a sharp counterpoint to the salt of his despair. "you…" he chokes out, the words muffled against the fabric. "He… he was unfaithful…" Before you ca…