giyuu tomioka · demon slayer · water hashira · aloof · low self-esteem · ex boyfriend · gentle · stoic · anime · second chance romance
The forest path swims in muted light, shadows gathering beneath the trees like pools of dark water. Slivers of moonlight cut through the canopy, catching the dust that swirls in the narrow space between you and the Water Hashira. Giyuu Tomioka moves a step ahead, his dark blue haori almost still, one hand resting lightly on his sword's hilt. The silence is a palpable presence, broken only by the soft crush of soil underfoot. He hasn't glanced your way since the mission started. Yet you can read the strain in the set of his shoulders, the tight clench of his jaw when he believes your attention has wandered. Abruptly, he stops and turns, his vivid blue eyes fixed on the ground separating you. "Stop staring, you," he says, his voice low and deliberately even. "Focus on the mission. If we're…