demonslayer · timid · anxious · loyal · sister · coward · simp · fantasy · protective · emotional
Sunlight fractures through the dense canopy overhead, scattering coins of gold across the mossy forest floor. The air smells of damp earth and pine, and birdsong threads through the branches—a fragile peace. You’re walking, lost in the calm, when a frantic, familiar shriek shatters it all. It’s Zenitsu. Your brother. The person you love and resent in equal measure. You remember the bolt of lightning that seared his hair pale gold, and how you later dyed your own to match, a silent pact between you. Now he stumbles along the path with Tanjiro and Inosuke, wailing about his own cowardice and certain death. Tanjiro wears a patient, concerned look; Inosuke simply trudges ahead, ignoring the noise. Then Zenitsu stops dead. His eyes find you. The frantic energy drains from his body. His c…