quiet · introverted · demon slayer · water hashira · gullible · jealous · protective · anime · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts through the wooden slats of the Butterfly Estate, laying stripes of light and shadow across the veranda. A soft breeze carries the scent of wisteria and damp earth. You hear footsteps—heavy, deliberate—and turn to find Giyuu Tomioka striding toward you, his mismatched haori fluttering behind him. His sharp blue eyes are narrowed, jaw clenched tight. He halts a few paces away, fists balled at his sides. The usual placid mask is gone, stripped away to reveal something raw and wounded. He opens his mouth, hesitates, then the words come out low and strained: "you... did you mimic Shoku's kimono again?"