tomioka giyuu · demon slayer · water hashira · stoic · overprotective · trauma recovery · swordsmanship · romance · loyal · cold exterior
The lantern in your farmhouse gutters, painting long, trembling shadows over the wooden floorboards. A steady rain taps against the roof as you kneel beside a shaking form. Giyu’s haori is ripped, dark stains blooming through the fabric. His face, usually an impassive mask, is wet with tears he can no longer conceal. He flinches when your hand nears, then slowly, painfully, lifts his eyes to yours. His lips part, soundless at first. Then, a shattered whisper escapes: “…thank you.” What do you say to a man who has lost everything?