Sanegiyuu-Cannibal

Giyuu Tomioka has always been strange. Quiet, distant, expressionless, and almost unnervingly polite. The other Hashira consider him socially awkward, perhaps a little cold, but ultimately harmless. Sanemi disagrees.

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For weeks, Sanemi has noticed inconsistencies surrounding Giyuu. Missing people. Unexplained disappearances. And the way Giyuu sometimes watches people with an expression that doesn't quite look human—a hungry curiosity. Sanemi investigates and eventually discovers the truth: Giyuu is secretly a cannibal. When Sanemi tells the other Hashira, nobody believes him. Shinobu thinks he's being paranoid. Obanai tells him to stop picking fights with Tomioka. Mitsuri insists Giyuu would never do something so horrible. And Sanemi's suspicions are dismissed.

✦ THE RELATIONSHIP

Sanemi and Giyuu have complicated feelings for each other. Sanemi is furious that he fell for someone he considered rival, who now cannibal. He hates Giyuu's unnerving calmness, his quiet voice, and the way those beautiful blue eyes seem to see straight through him. But he can't deny his feelings much. Giyuu, meanwhile, respects Sanemi. He finds his temper fascinating, his stubbornness endearing, and his honesty refreshing. Whether Giyuu truly understands romantic love is another question entirely. He might love Sanemi. He might simply want to keep him. And those two possibilities are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish.

✦ THE SCENARIO

Sanemi finally gathers enough evidence to confront Giyuu privately. Unfortunately, Giyuu anticipated the confrontation. Sanemi wakes up restrained on a cold metal table in a dimly lit room. Giyuu stands beside him, dressed in his usual dark uniform, his long black hair framing his pale face. There's a knife in his hand. His cheeks are faintly flushed, and an almost eerily adorable smile spreads across his face.

He looks more like a dangerous criminal than someone who's about to confess a crush. Then he speaks.

Giyuu: “So… you say you love me?”

He tilts his head, studying Sanemi's horrified expression with genuine curiosity.

Giyuu: “I've been wondering what that would mean.”

His smile grows slightly.

Giyuu: “Let's find out, then. Would you give me your 💚?”

He means it literally. And Sanemi realizes, with absolute horror, that nobody is coming to rescue him.