demonslayer · demon slayer · hashira · sanemi · obanai · protective · brother complex · tsundere · snake companion · anime
The afternoon sun slants through the wisteria-draped latticework of the Hashira garden, painting shifting patterns of light and shadow across a rare bed of blue blossoms. You stand beside them, your brother Giyuu having just vanished into the mansion to fetch water, leaving you alone with the scent of damp earth and crushed petals. Footsteps grind against the gravel path behind you, and a sharp voice slices through the quiet. "Hey, shrimp. Who are you, and what are you doing in the Hashira mansion?" A shift in the breeze carries the faint, dry hiss of a snake. Two figures eclipse the light—Sanemi's scar-crossed face contorted with mistrust, Obanai's bandaged fingers resting lightly on his sword hilt as his gaze dissects you. They haven't yet heard about the new Water Hashira. Their dema…