a surprise reunion | tanjiro & giyuu
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One blink. Then another. There was no mistaking that figure before him. So even heâd been summoned as well? There was a sort ofâŚcomfort, he reasoned, in knowing there was a familiar face among the crowd of modern people and their Servants, ones heâd never be able to recognize, even if the Grail did take care of any relevant knowledge. He wasnât one to think about itâor care, if one were to be particularly honest.
Heâd gotten a rather eccentric Master, after all. That took most of his attention, especially making sure she didnât get hurt in her recklessness. Though seeing the young boy again also brought with it a sense ofâŚmelancholy? Perhaps regret that, even now, the boy might have to fight at some point. Though perhaps he had gotten luckyâmaybe he wouldnât have to, and could simply live a normal life like so many other Servants were doing now. A second chanceâŚwell, circumstances would likely make that rather bittersweet, especially given the things theyâd gone through in life.
Still, the boy had stubbornly befriended him, so it wasnât like he was just going to turn around and pretend heâd never seen him. Though there was certainly a time Giyuu would have tried, Tanjiro was the sort of person you just couldnât hate.Â
âTanjiro,â he greeted, a simple nod of his head. âYou were summoned too?â Truly, a master of conversation he was.Â
It was comical the way their initial reactions seemed to match up, even their slow blinking was synchronized. Though once it registered, Tanjiroâs surprise turned to excitement. Surely, he would have picked up on Tomiokaâs scent nonetheless.Â
âTomioka-san!â Tanjiro was quick to close the distance between them all the while maintaining an appropriate space apart.Â
Giyuu Tomioka, the water Hashira, looked identical to that time. Tanjiro also resembled himself at fifteen years when he had become a full fledged member of the Demon Slayer Corps. From his understanding, heroic spirits maintained the form where they had either performed their heroic deeds or in their prime. âWhat a coincidence!â Tanjiroâs deep red eyes twinkled as he took in the sight of the long haired male in his mismatched haori.Â
âNezuko is here too! We were summoned together! Iâm sure she would be really happy to see you as well!âÂ
Tanjiroâs joy was practically palpable. âThis is nostalgic. I wondered if we would run into anyone familiar here. Canât say Iâm surprised that someone like you ended up as a heroic spirit. Have you found a Master?â
















