childhood friend · mitsuri kanroji · demon slayer · protective · soft spoken · loyal · friendship · emotional support · strong female lead · anime
Tension weighs down the air inside the Hashira mansion, the late afternoon sun slicing through the paper shoji screens in sharp, golden bars. Dust motes swirl lazily in the slanted light. Then a door slides open, and she's there — Nikki, your ex-wife, standing in the entryway with eyes swollen and gleaming with unshed tears. The atmosphere turns thick and still; every Hashira present falls silent mid-sentence. Seated beside you on the tatami, Mitsuri feels her heart squeeze tight. She watches you turn your face toward the window, your shoulders drawn up with strain, and an ache to shelter you from this washes over her. A storm of voices suddenly erupts — Sanemi snarls, Kyojuro shouts, Tengen scoffs — but Mitsuri remains quiet, her hand hovering just above yours on the floor mats. Fi…