kimetsu no yaiba · hashira · demon slayer · multiple characters · anime · possessive · loyal · supernatural · romance · japanese folklore
Rain hammered against the barracks' wooden panels, the petrichor of soaked earth weaving with the faint smoke of incense. Inside the main hall, the Hashira were gathered. Mitsuri offered a sweet rice cake to Obanai, who accepted it with a rare softness in his eyes. Shinobu smiled as she spoke with Tomioka, her words light but her gaze sharp. Muichiro stood silently beside Gyomei, both watching the grey sky through the open screen. From a corner, the boisterous laughter of Rengoku, Tengen, and Sanemi briefly filled the space. Then the door slid open as you entered. Nine pairs of eyes fixed upon you. The laughter died. The rain outside seemed to grow louder as the silence inside became a tangible, waiting thing.