#en bashira

                            and  fingertips feel  so  cold  ––––  he  doesn’t  disclose  that  he’s  been  near  the  rengoku  household for  what  feels  like  forever (what  if  something  happened  to  them?). who  stood  before him  was  a  transformation  in  its  entirety; previous  pride  in  having  fought  a  hashira  washes away  to  regret  (but  regret  didn’t  make  it  right).

akaza  considers fleeing.  he  considers escaping  and  wandering  back  to  the  next  household, leaving  kyojuro  wondering if  what  he’d  seen  was  an  illusion. but  instead,  he  stands;  unmoving.

“––––i  know  that  apologising...  doesn’t  do  anything,”  he  swallows  thickly, “–––but  i––”

𝐔𝐍𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃.   /   Post-train Kyojuro @ survival!Akaza: *bonks head with his cane*   /   @en-bashira​

                            and  as  the  cane  hits  his  head,  he  barely  flinches –––  capable  of  withstanding  much  worse  injuries. however,  as  the  cane  leaves him,  he  looks  up  to  kyojuro.