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My head canon about Giyuu is that I think he is a really independent younger child, rather than someone who is just spoiled and unable to do basic tasks.

I could just be projecting, because I'm a younger sibling myself and I don't rely heavily on my older sibs, but I think, that even if Giyuu was pampered, he would eventually learn to help Tsutako in the household. There's only two of them and he probably feels bad that his sister had to raise him alone, so I think, that at a young age, he'd do all that he could to lessen some of her burden.

Another reason is that Urokodaki is very strict with his students. I can't imagine that he (and possibly Sabito) would be lenient with his training. Being a Demon Slayer and especially a Hashira, would mean that you need to at least have basic survival skills. Giyuu would eventually need to learn all that. Not to mention Giyuu is a solitary person, so he has to at least be self sufficient if he was able to survive that long.

Since we're at it, that's also why I personally don't think that Giyuu can't swim. As far as I know, there's no strong evidence to support that. Imagine if he has to save someone from drowning during his mission, then he's screwed.

Urokodaki literally throws his students into into the water, so if anything, I actually hc that Giyuu in present, is a very good swimmer, and likely a decent cook too. It's not quite the same, but some of the things he does in the Gakuen spin off seem to suggest it.

Last image is from GS_Karol99 on twit

We see here how he lives alone. His space even looks neat. He prepares his own meals and even trained the kids on how to survive the ocean. (implying he can swim)

I mean yeah ofc, he still has moments where he wants his sister to dote on him, (this is an au were all things went well after all ) but he's also quick to think about not bothering her. Even if this setting has very low stakes, he still wouldn't survive on his own if he wasn't at least independent.

It's just a headcanon of course, but I like the idea of Giyuu being independent, especially his taisho era counterpart. I think it could play nicely in his development by learning that there is no need for shame and guilt in being protected, and that it's okay to rely on others too, even if he still has a way to go with that.