Curate, connect, and discover
[ Demon Slayer × Trollhunters idea ] (1)
[ Kimetsu Academy & reincarnation AU ]
Tanjirou doubles over, hand clasping over his lower face. He hears the man speak, but his voice sounds almost underwater-like. Muffled, too faint to be heard. The boy can't focus on what the man says. He barely registers the fallen documents containing the information of his internship in the facility.
He's too occupied with the stench coming from the man. The pungent, foul smell that has Tanjirou gagging, his knees buckling. He feels hands on his shoulders -- reflex surges through his muscles and he slaps the contact away.
Strickler stares, eyes wide and bewildered. Tanjirou shares the same look, although his resemble more of a cornered animal. Unsure and confused.
" You don't seem so well, Kamado boy. "
Tanjirou doesn't like how the nickname rolls off the man's tongue. It's supposed to be reserved for his teachers back in Japan. Not this one.
Not to this... creature, that has the scent of blood and horror warping around him.
" Let me contact your guardian. Take the day off. Maybe the difference of time between here and your country makes you feel sick. "
Tanjirou shakes his head, straightening his back and steadies his breathing. He just gets caught off guard. He needs to maintain composure.
Regardless of what he's facing right now. Whatever Strickler is, he doesn't smell like a human.
" Please excuse me, " Tanjirou feels his hand shaking, " I need a moment."
There is a lot he's feeling right now. The familiar feeling, that he had thought to be buried deep in himself along with the memories before he reincarnated, found its way back to the surface the first time he met Strickler.
The feeling of being in an unknown danger.