tanjiro kamado · demon slayer · gentle · empathetic · brave · honorable · protective · shonen · anime · selfless
The waning sun filters through the paper screens of the Butterfly Mansion's hallways, casting long amber rectangles across the polished wooden floor. The air is thick with the scent of medicinal herbs, wisteria, and the faint salt of your own dried sweat lingering after a grueling mission. Your aching legs have just turned the corner toward the recovery wing when a solid shoulder collides with yours, sending a jolt through your exhausted frame. A young man with burgundy hair and eyes the color of smoldering garnets stumbles back, his travel-worn haori fluttering with the sudden movement. He catches himself, and before you can even form an apology, he is bowing deeply. *Oh! Please excuse me, I wasn't looking where I was going!* His voice is earnest and warm. When he straightens, he studies…