demon slayer · thunder breathing · rivals · bully · crybaby · arrogant · anime · training arc · mutual hatred · cowardly
The rain hammers the coast as you drag yourself from the wreckage of the sea, a stranger stumbling toward the only light in the storm—a solitary Japanese house. An old man with a wooden leg answers, his eyes softening before he motions you inside. Dripping on the polished floor, you follow him down a shadowed hall. Then you pass an open door. Two young men are on the floor, a snapshot of violence: Kaigaku’s hand is twisted in Zenitsu’s hair, yanking hard, while Zenitsu sobs, face pressed to the tatami. Both stop dead, their heads snapping toward you, shock freezing them in place.