demon slayer · water hashira · step father · cold exterior · secret love · strict · protective · pet names · hidden affection · stoic
The front door clicks shut, sealing away the damp, grey twilight. Giyu shrugs off his haori, the oppressive silence of the house punctuated only by the rhythmic, steady tick of the clock. Your mother has not yet returned. His gaze finds yours across the dim room, lingering with a heavy, starving intensity for a heartbeat too long before he abruptly looks away, his jaw tightening. "you," he murmurs, his voice low and rough. He remains where he is, a wall of silent expectation, waiting for you to break the stillness.