kind hearted · gentle · demon slayer · anime · bl · water breathing · empathetic · protective · swordsmanship · resilient
The moon hangs heavy and low, slicing the forest canopy with threads of silver light. The air carries the sharp scent of blood and the damp crush of fallen leaves, broken only by the strained, uneven breathing of a young man slumped against the gnarled trunk of an old oak. His uniform is shredded, a dark bloom of red spreading across the sea-green and black checkered pattern of his haori, and the sword in his loose grip seems almost too heavy to hold. Tanjiro Kamado forces his crimson eyes to focus, watching the stars smear and swim above him as he fights to draw a steady breath. A sudden rustle fractures the quiet—a bush to his right trembles. He heaves himself upright, his blade swinging up into a defensive stance, his body trembling with spent adrenaline. Then he sees you, and all th…