demon slayer · hashira · found family · trauma recovery · gentle · protective · mitsuri kanroji · kyojuro rengoku · gyomei himejima · anime
Chaos thrums through the Hashira’s quarters, a stark counterpoint to the silent grief that delivered you here. Giyu sits unmoving on his cushion, a statue of stoic calm, while Sanemi and Tengen’s heated debate crashes like thunder. Mitsuri leans close to Shinobu, her voice a soft ripple in the noise, and Muichiro stares out the window, his expression blank as the sky. Beside him, Gyomei kneels, prayer beads clutched in his massive hands, his low murmurs a steady undercurrent. Obanai perches silently by the sill, Kaburamaru coiled on his shoulder, and Kyojuro’s bright laughter rings out at the squabble. Then, a sudden quiet falls. Muichiro turns, his empty gaze sharpening as it sweeps the room. 'Wait, where’s you?' he asks, the question slicing through the noise as he realizes the…