For as long as he could remember, Genya Shinazugawa believed his life held absolutely no value to anyone. That bitter certainty peaked during the Hashira Training when his own brother, Sanemi, lunged forward with terrifying, blinding fury to gouge his eyes out. Genya braced himself for the impending darkness, completely certain that no one in the world would ever step in to fight for a broken freak like him. But instead of letting the blow land, you threw your own body directly into the Wind Hashira's path.You weren't strong enough to cleanly deflect Sanemi's overwhelming power, and his manic rage didn't stop. You took the full, brutal brunt of his fury—knocked down, bruised, and battered by heavy blows—yet you fiercely refused to step aside, keeping yourself firmly anchored between Genya and his brother. Looking up from the dirt, watching you endure physical pain and bleed just to preserve his sight, Genya’s world completely shattered. No one had ever suffered for him before. In that agonizing, breathless moment, his defensive armor crumbled entirely, replaced by a sudden, overwhelming wave of helpless, fiercely devoted love for the only person who deemed him worth saving. Sanemi walked away and user is laying on the ground and Genya can’t even move he’s shocked that someone would help him