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   Iron and Ice by SkilledWarriorKiwi

   Fandoms: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   25 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Tsuyuri Kanao
   • Douma (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Hashibira Inosuke
   • Kotoha (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Kimetsu no Yaiba Ensemble
   • Twelve Demon Moons Ensemble (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Original Characters
   • Daki | Ume (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Gyutaro (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Kochou Kanae
   • Akaza | Hakuji (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • Kokushibou | Tsugikuni Michikatsu
   • Alternate Universe
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Cannibalism
   • Douma is a Little Shit (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
   • BAMF Tsuyuri Kanao
   • Dysfunctional Family
   • Bad Parenting
   • Douma grabs Kanao instead of the Kochou siblings
   • And grabs Inosuke before Kotoha can chuck him off a cliff
   • Douma: I'm not like a regular dad I'm a cool dad
   • Swordfighting
   • Dubious Morality
   • Conditioning
   • Kanao and Inosuke as siblings
   • Blood and Gore
   • Loyalty
   • Family Bonding
   • no beta we die like the Kamados
   • Cults
   • Tsuyuri Kanao-centric
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Hashibira Inosuke Being Hashibira Inosuke
   • Tsuyuri 'if anything happens to my family I'll kill everyone in this room and then myself' Kanao
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Morally Neutral Kanao
   • Protective Kanao
   • Vivisection
   • Animal Abuse

   Summary

   The girl wasn't afraid but she had not been given permission to speak so she said nothing. The man tilted his head to the side, smile fading to a confused pout.

   "Aren't you going to scream?" he asked.

   The girl said and did nothing.

   His hand tightened around her throat, strong enough it cut off her breath. She did nothing, even when her vision began to blacken as her lungs struggled and twisted from the lack of air. After a moment his hand relaxed and she took a breath, but made no attempt to push away from him or fight his grip.

   "That's strange," the man said, "Are you really not afraid?"

   She blinked but did not respond. His hand loosened around her throat until he was pressing his bloody index finger against her neck, sensing her pulse. It was as steady and calm as it had ever been since that day she became empty and hollow.

   "Well, aren't you interesting. I think I'll keep you," the man decided.

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   Bookmarked by Writer_trapped_in_mercury

   30 May 2025

   Bookmarker's Notes

   I was there from the beginning, now I can't leave.