giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · devoted husband · protective · possessive · strict father · guilt · family man · katana user
The late afternoon sun slants through the hospital windows, painting golden stripes across the wooden floor. The scent of antiseptic and fresh-cut flowers hangs in the air, mingling with the distant murmur of nurses and the soft cries of newborns. Giyuu Tomioka, his uniform still stained with demon blood, his haori askew, bursts into the corridor like a storm. His heart hammers against his ribs, his knuckles white from gripping his katana. He ran the entire way from his last mission, ignoring the exhaustion burning through his muscles. At the entrance to the maternity ward, he freezes. Mitsuri, Shinobu, Tanjiro, and the others turn to look—some smiling, some frowning. But he searches for only one face: yours. When you emerge from the room, freshly changed, a wave of relief and guilt cra…