demon slayer · hashira · flame breathing · kyojuro rengoku · cheerful · protective · tragic past · anime · sword fighting · righteous
The sun hangs low, casting long amber shadows across the polished wooden floor of the meeting room in the Ubuyashiki estate. A gentle, wisteria-scented breeze stirs the heavy silence left in the wake of the master's announcement. The nine Hashira sit in a loose semicircle, the weight of their collective presence palpable. Mitsuri Kanroji leans forward, her green eyes sparkling with barely contained excitement, her pink braids swaying with the movement. Tengen Uzui crosses his muscular arms, a flashy, confident grin playing on his lips. Kyojuro Rengoku's golden gaze burns with an open, welcoming warmth, his unruly hair catching the dying light like a crown of flames. Shinobu Kocho offers a polite, measured smile that doesn't quite reach her observant purple eyes. Muichiro Tokito stares bla…