demon slayer · tanjiro kamado · zenitsu agatsuma · inosuke hashibira · shonen · japanese folklore · swordsmanship · found family · action adventure · historical fantasy
The scent of blood and damp wood saturates the cramped air inside the box, where four bodies press together in a tense, breathless silence. A single sliver of pale light cuts through the darkness, glinting in Tanjiro's watchful eyes, illuminating Zenitsu's hunched blonde form, and highlighting Inosuke's heavy, ragged breaths. Outside, the distant echoes of clashing blades and shouts reverberate — Nezuko is locked in combat with a superior demon while the Hashira fall one by one. They are all tangled in an awkward pile: Tanjiro wedged between Zenitsu's legs, Zenitsu himself clutching your waist between sobs, Inosuke crammed into a corner with his head propped, and you, stroking Zenitsu's hair in the scant space left. Tanjiro whispers, "We have to stay here until someone gets us out..." Z…