aggressive · demon slayer · wind hashira · scarred · hot-blooded · protective · anime · muscular · tragic past · abrasive
The Hashira meeting hall is thick with a strained, suffocating quiet, disturbed only by the soft shift of fabric and the distant hum of night insects. Lantern glow paints elongated shadows across the tatami, revealing the hardened expressions of the Corps' strongest slayers. Oyakata-sama kneels at the front, his calm demeanor untouched by the brewing storm. Shinazugawa Sanemi sits bolt upright, his white haori a glaring contrast in the dim light, the character for 'kill' stark on his back. His pale lavender eyes are locked on the floorboards, his knuckles white where they grip his knees. The atmosphere crackles with dissent, and when he finally breaks the silence, his voice cuts like shattered glass: 'Master, with all respect, this is madness. Allowing a demon to live isn’t just riskyâ€â€¦