Hand-holding
Pairing: Sabito x reader
Category: fluff
Warning(s)/note(s): established relationship, i wrote this with a female reader in mind since reader’s gender was unspecified, but i didn’t use any pronouns so this could be GN! Reader as well, reader is implied to be shorter than Sabito
Request: nanako hiiii! your writings are so amazing and i truly love them each. oh and i would also like to request one of sabito? maybe how he is when you grab his hand to hold it? it would be amazing if you could, thanks so much! <3 your awesome :)
A/n: thank you so much for the kind words and for requesting this wonderful idea ! As i’ve said before, i don’t normally take requests but i don’t mind writing them if ever i feel inspired by them! I hope i was able to meet your request, enjoy!<3
Tagging: @issa2008
•Sabito doesn’t mind PDA. In fact he loves it.
•Of course, he is only ever comfortable with giving physical affection to those he loves.
•Good news: you’re one of the people he loves! So PDA is a yes.
•Sabito is normally the one to initiate physical affection since he just sees it as his duty, as a man, to take charge.
•But he secretly melts whenever you initiate it, whether it be kisses or cuddles or hand-holding. It simply makes him feel loved.
•Speaking of hand-holding, he has a thing for that. Sabito may be someone who comes off as bold but aside from his rather touchy behavior, simple actions such as holding hands are enough to turn him to putty.
•The first time you grabbed his hand, he didn’t notice and absentmindedly wrapped his fingers around yours.
•Then he actually stopped and processed the situation without even turning to face you, his hand still squeezing yours.
•He had his fox mask on, so when he did turn around, you couldn’t tell if he was upset that you might have overstepped his boundaries.
•The doubt was washed away when you were pulled towards him faster than you could blink and you hit his chest, one arm snaking around your waist while his other hand still held yours.
• “If you wanted to touch me that badly, you should’ve simply asked. We’ve done more than this before, haven’t we?”
•Absolutely relishes in watching you become a flustered mess.
•From now on, hand-holding is a must whenever you two are together, he isn’t shy about proving to everyone that you are his.
•If you are a pillar, he’ll make you sit with him during Pillar Meetings, no questions asked, and he’ll just have your hand in his for the entire duration.
•Will gently run his thumb over the back of your hand without even realizing it, he just appreciates how your skin is, whether it be rough or soft, it doesn’t matter to him.
•By now everyone knows you two are a couple, Sabito makes it obvious enough, and during meetings, Mitsuri will sneak glances at you both, cheeks red, and internally squeal because your love is so pure????
•And Giyuu, the professional third-wheeler, will crawl into a corner and die.
•When you both get paired up on missions, you bet he’s gonna have his fingers intertwined with yours while you two scout the area.
•He might, at times, unintentionally(read:intentionally) tug you in a specific direction without warning.
•Being able to touch you reassures him that you are here, with him, and safe.
•He’s a huge tease, so expect him to raise his hand above his head when you try to hold it, making it just out of reach.
•Adores watching you huff and try to grab his hand, it probably strokes his ego. He’ll have a shit-eating grin on the entire time.
•Pro-tip: pout. He melts when he sees your pout and if you do so, he’ll slowly lower his hand and hold it out for you to hold.
•Sometimes, he’ll bring your hand up to his lips and give it a kiss or brush his lips against it casually while you’re there like: Sndjekwkejehehe????
•When you sleep at night(assuming you both live together), his favorite position is to have you lie on top of him with his one arm draped around your waist while his other hand holds yours.
•Overall, hand-holding is a must when you are dating Sabito and he will not hesitate to tickle-attack you if you refuse to hold his hand.
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Demon Slayer Male Characters Smut Headcanons ~ Fem Reader
18+ only please! Minors don't interact!
All the characters in this are aged up!
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𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙞𝙧𝙤 𝙆𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙤
Tanjiro would definitely be a switch. He would prefer being a top but he also doesn't mind being on the bottom.
His favorite position would be missionary. He likes to see your face during it. He also believes its way more romantic that way.
He doesn't care but he's an all around bo/bs guy.
His favorite place to do it is just in the bed and he likes to grab the headboard a lot whether he's a top of bottom.
He's really into praising whether it's him praising you or you praising him.
He's more vanilla than everything but he's also a experimentalist in the way that he would try anything once to see if he liked it or not.
He will always do whatever makes you the most comfortable. If you want him to wear a c/ndom he will, if you want him to pull out he will.
He likes to go slow more than he does fast but it depends on the day for him lol.
Consent is also key to Tanjiro. He will never not ask for consent.
Aftercare is also very important to him. As soon as you guys are done he will immediately grab you a towel or anything you might need. After he gets you anything you need, he'll take a shower. He'll ask for you to join too! He also will wash the sheets.
After he's done doing aftercare, he will cuddle with you for as long as you need it and always ask if you were comfortable with everything you just did. he would give you so many compliments about your body and everything.
He also loves loves loves making out.
Tanjiro's size is probably 6inch (15.24cm) and its got the right amount of g/rth.
𝙕𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙨𝙪 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙖
Zenitsu would think he's a top but really he's more of a bottom. He's only a top when he's "asleep". 🫢
His favorite position is when you're on his lap sitting down facing him. But he doesn't mind cowgirl.
His favorite place to do it is on the bed because it's most comfortable.
He likes to say stuff like "good job" or "just like that" or "good girl" he likes to let you know that you're doing well.
He usually goes really fast but that's only when he's asleep. When he's not he lets you take full control which is any speed you want.
He'll do anything to make you feel good no matter what it is his main goal is that you're enjoying it.
He doesn't mind at all if you leave scratches or hickeys or any marks like that. he'll wear them proud.
Before aftercare, he'll ask you to cuddle or give you tons of kisses and hugs.
His love language is affection.
If you guys aren't f/cking he really likes giving you head. He's a big thigh guy. He likes being squished in between them and how soft they are.
Zenitsu's size is probably 7inch (17.78cm) with medium g/rth but it's mostly just long.
𝙄𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙖
Inosuke is never a bottom. He is always the top.
He only sees himself as dominant. He loves seeing you on the bottom too. The only time he'd let you be top is if you're r/ding him but even then he'd take control.
Insouke likes it rough. As fast and as hard as possible usually. He likes the feeling of sweating and going hard.
His favorite position is doggy because it's the easiest for him to go fast. He's also an ass guy so he likes seeing that from behind.
He also likes missionary because that's when he can grab the headboard and he likes when he gets scratched or pulled or anything with pain. He thinks the pain is good.
He likes knowing he's "better" than you. He wants to be praised and feel like he's a god. He also likes to degrade you to make himself feel superior.
He doesn't care where you guys do it. You could be in the middle of the forest on a mountain and he'll think its a good time to do it.
He doesn't really like to wear c/ndoms because they're uncomfortable so he buys birth control for you. He would never make you buy that yourself.
He doesn't mind using ropes although he'd rather use his hands to restrain you.
He kind of sucks at aftercare he usually just lets you do it yourself. Right after you guys are done the first thing he wants to do is eat food or sleep.
If you're not doing it, he likes when you give him top.
Inosuke's size is probably 5.5-6inch (13.97-15.24cm) but with really good g/rth.
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙮𝙖 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙯𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙬𝙖
Genya is a switch but he sees himself more as a bottom. He doesn't mind if you want him to be a top but he prefers bottom.
His favorite position would be reverse cowgirl. He's def an ass guy. He loves your ass.
His favorite place to do it is on the couch. He would rather "dirty" the couch than the bed.
Depends on the mood but he likes to call you 'mommy' and praise you. He also likes begging to you.
He loves receiving hickies as well. He doesn't mind giving them either.
He loves to grab your waist when you ride him as well. He likes to dig his nails into it when you do it.
When he's a top, he likes to be on top of you to see your face.
Communication and consent are some top things for him as well.
He doesn't mind using protection at all its all up to you but if you don't want one he prefers birth control.
Before aftercare he typically likes when you lay on his chest and take a nap under a blanket.
After that though he wants to stay clean so he takes a shower. He'll offer for you to join him.
He'll usually make you tea afterwards too.
Genya's size is 6.5inch (16.51cm) with a lot of v/ins.
𝙂𝙮𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙞 𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙟𝙞𝙢𝙖
Gyomei is a top. He prefers being dominant however he's willing to experiment with being a bottom if you are.
Everything is does is super super romantic and intimate.
He likes missionary mostly. He likes to pin you down as well.
Gyomei likes to go slow but hard. You better pray for your legs after this 😭
He likes to use his strength to his advantage. He uses it to restrain you as much as possible.
Before anything he asks you for consent and asks if its okay that he does certain things.
His favorite place to it is basic but the bedroom. He likes to be covered in blankets to have it be more intimate as well.
He likes candles burning in the background and the typical rose petals in the room.
He likes to tell you how beautiful you are and he loves to hear you. He doesn't care how loud you are he just wants you to enjoy yourself.
His whole goal in the end is to finish you. He doesn't even care if he doesn't, he'd rather you than him.
He's a bo/bs guy for sure for sure.
Aftercare is essential. He'll clean everything up for you and not expect anything from you.
He'll get a bath ready for you as well.
Oh boy. Gyomei's size has to be 9inch (22.86cm) and has insane g/rth. Praying for you besties!
𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞 𝙎𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙯𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙬𝙖
Sanemi is a top. He can't be anything else. He only wants to be a top and feel the power.
He likes hitting it from the back and grabbing your hips as hard as possible.
He likes it hard well and he has a good flow with it.
He's for sure an ass guy too.
He'll do it anywhere around the house but he likes it in the kitchen a lot.
He'll degrade you and make you beg as well. He likes making you feel powerless.
He also has a 'daddy' kink. He thinks that's one of the most hottest things.
He's kind of a sadist as well. He wants you to feel sexual pain and pleasure. Even with pain however he'll make sure you're okay afterwards.
Sanemi will pull your hair and leave hickies everywhere. He wants people to know that you're his and nobody else's.
He loves making out with you in a messy way as well and he loves to feel you up while doing it.
As for aftercare, he likes to just do his own thing to clean himself up before he gets to you. He'll throw you a towel though to help.
Sanemi's size is 7.5inch (19.05cm) and it has a nice curve and a lot of v/ins.
𝙂𝙞𝙮𝙪𝙪 𝙏𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙤𝙠𝙖
Giyuu is a switch. He doesn't prefer one or the other.
His favorite position is you on top of him in any way.
He wants to be praised by you as well and he has a little thing for saying 'mommy.'
He loves looking at you and admiring your body and realizing how beautiful you are.
He tries not to be vocal but he ends up being pretty vocal.
He likes foreplay a lot as well too. H/ndjobs are his favorite though.
He has a thing for ropes too whether its him being tied up or you.
On the days he feels dominant, he'll give you the best night of your life.
When he's a top he'll whisper things under his breath like "fuck" or "just like that" "don't stop". He likes calling you 'babe' or 'honey' too.
He likes to use his tongue a lot too and he fancies neck kisses a lot.
Sometimes after a hard day one of the only things he wants is to f/ck you so he goes crazy with it.
He's a thigh guy above all. He loves inner thigh hickies.
Giyuu cares a lot about your well being after s/x so he'll usually make sure you're mentally good first.
He'll hug and kiss you and cuddle with you and let you fall asleep on him.
Giyuu's size is 6.5inch (16.51cm) with a normal amount of g/rth and a nice curve.
𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙣 𝙐𝙯𝙪𝙞
Tengen is a top but he's the kind of top that likes his girls to do all of the work for him.
He likes getting rode as he grabs your waist.
He loves to praise you and slap your ass.
He's an everything type of guy he can't just choose b/obs, ass or thighs if he likes it all.
Of course this man has a daddy kink how could he not.
He loves to call you pet names too like 'princess', 'darling', 'babe' and 'love'.
When he does you he likes to act like it doesn't faze him but he constantly reminds you 'you feel so good baby', 'keep going' and just stuff along the lines of that.
He'll grab you in many different ways and pull your hair.
He would wanna go multiple different rounds and try something new each time.
He would be into a thr/esome or jus doing it with more than one person in general.
Above all he wants both of you to have an unforgettable night. He wants both parties to finish and be absolutely exhausted afterwards.
He'll invite to a bath for aftercare which would probably turn into a different round.
Tengen's is 8.5inch (21.59cm) and its got a nice length for it's g/rth with v/ins. It's always cleanly shaved as well.
𝙆𝙮𝙤𝙟𝙪𝙧𝙤 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙠𝙪
Oh my lord. Kyojuro would destroy you.
He's a switch but has a preference for being a top but from time to time he doesn't mind you taking control.
His favorite position is prone boning and doggy because it makes it easy for him to do whatever he wants.
He likes to do it outside or by the fire or maybe even in a hot spring/hot tub.
Consent is the first thing he'll ask before anything.
Kyojuro is a b/ob guy but thighs are second for him.
His stamina and endurance is crazy too. He can last for a very very long time.
He likes to tell you how good you're doing as well. "good job" "just like that" "keep going".
You knew this was coming. Mans got a thing for choking you out. He likes to hear your soft moans during it.
If you're giving him top he also has a thing for playing with your hair and making you look at him.
He's not very into bdsm much however. He just prefers no physical items just his body.
Because he can last so long, he wants to make sure you finish no matter what.
For after care the first thing he wants to do is take a hot bath and go to sleep after.
He'll want to show you so much love afterwards and make sure you're okay and make sure you have a good time.
Oh my lord this guy will absolutely obliterate your back.
Kyojuro's size is 8inch (20.32cm) It's got big g/rth and a lot of v/ins.
𝙈𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙤
Muichiro is a bottom but he can do top at times.
He's into foreplay mostly him receiving top.
His favorite position is anything with you on top of him.
He's def a bo/b guy. He likes the squish and softness of them and he likes to lay on them and play with them. He also has a thing for s/cking on them.
He doesn't have a particular place to do it he just likes to do it.
He wants you to completely take control and "use him" as you wish. He likes the feeling of feeling dominated by you.
He's usually vocal when doing anything not on purpose it just comes out usually.
He has a thing for lingerie as well. Or just skimpy bikinis'.
He also lowkey has a thing for being edged.
When he is on top however he's pretty controlling and rather than vocal he's more focused and silent.
For aftercare he'll clean himself before anything else and then help you.
He also loves attention afterwards. Lots of hugs and cuddles ^.^
He'll ask you a bunch of questions on if he should do anything differently, or making sure you enjoyed yourself or just asking if you need reassurance.
Muichiro's size is 6inch (15.24cm)
𝙊𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙞 𝙄𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙤
Obanai loves having s/x. It's one of his favorite things he loves how intimate it is.
He's a top no doubt about it. He has no desire to be a bottom. Control is his thing.
He loves doggy.
He's got a thing for thighs especially inner thigh hickies.
He loves biting you and leaving marks on you so people know that you belong to him.
He likes to slap your ass too and degrade you when you're doing it.
He likes to call you things like 'wh/re' 'sl/t' and stuff along those lines.
He likes to do wherever, he doesn't care.
The main thing for him is he just wants everybody to know you're his.
He likes to edge you as well and tease you a lot. It's amusing to him and fun. He loves to have control in the bedroom.
He likes to switch speed on you and go at his own pace.
He likes to p/ll o/t and finish on your back too.
He likes to use tongue a lot too.
For aftercare he kind of just leaves you to do your own thing and him to do his own thing but after you two clean he wants to give you attention and cuddles.
Obanai's size is 6.5-7inch (16.51-17.78cm) and it's got a really nice curve to it.
𝙎𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙤
Sabito is a switch but mostly a top although he doesn't particularly have a preference.
Sabito's main priority is that you're comfortably and having a good time.
His favorite position is basic. He likes missionary the most but he also enjoys spooning.
Like his position, his favorite place to do it is basic, the bedroom.
He likes to know that you're enjoying yourself so he'll ask things like "do you like that?" "tell me that you like that" and things like that.
He wants you to be as vocal as possible no matter how loud.
He wants to hold your wrists down on the bed or have you pinned. Anything that'll restrain you is fine for him.
He doesn't exactly have a preference but if he had to choose it would be thighs.
He likes to experiment with things no matter if he likes it or not he'll try anything once.
After you two are done, he doesn't even think of himself first, he'll rush and help clean you first and then himself.
He'll get you tea or food or anything you want and he'll def wanna cuddle right after.
Sabito's size is 6inch (15.24cm) and it's got some g/rth and a curve.
𝙈𝙪𝙯𝙖𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙪𝙟𝙞
First of all, Muzan's stamina and endurance is like no other. He can last forever. I mean forever.
He likes any position in any way.
He's a top no doubt he loves control. He wants you to be his forever.
He'll rail you over and over and over again until your legs shake.
Muzan's main thing is ropes. He loves doing shibari ties for ropes. He also likes just anything that will restrain you to your comfort.
He likes pet names and asking if you like it.
He likes going hard and fast and just doing his own thing. He also thinks it's fun to slap your ass.
He's preference is ass as well.
He likes to thr/st into you really hard and hear you scre/m his name.
He can go multiple rounds.
He'll bite you and give you hickies and whisper in your ear.
He'll do it anywhere he enjoys the risk of it. But he mostly likes doing it in his castle.
As for aftercare he just likes to tell you "good job" and stuff like that. He'll call you his 'queen' or 'princess' or even 'goddess'.
He wants to fall asleep next to you as well, with you laying on his chest comfortably.
Muzan's size is probably 7-8inch (17.78-20.32cm) with really nice v/ins and shape.
𝘼𝙠𝙖𝙯𝙖
Akaza is a switch with no preference on which.
He really likes when you're on his lap sitting up. He loves to make out with you while doing it as well.
He has a thing for ass for sure for sure. He likes to make it clap.
He also likes s/cking on b/obs though.
Hickies are a big thing for him too though. He likes giving you either tons of small ones and few big ones.
He likes to str/p you himself and he likes to tease you with it.
He likes pulling your hair or grabbing your waist and pushing you down into it.
If you're giving him top he likes to push your head as well.
Surprisingly he likes doing it slow and sensual and intimate but of course he doesn't mind going at it.
He wants you to look as him the whole time. Eye contact his key for him.
He likes to degrade and praise you. Both work for him.
One night he can be vanilla and the next he can be totally bdsm the next. He switches up a lot.
Aftercare for him is him watching you clean him up. He thinks it's totally hot. He'll of course do the same for you as well.
Akaza's size is 7.5inch (19.05cm) with a lot of g/rth and v/ins.
𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙢𝙖
Douma is just a f/cking animal, literally and figuratively.
He's no doubt a top but occasionally he'll let you be top when he feels like it.
He wants all control in everything and he wants you to do as he asks. And he especially likes getting called 'master' or 'daddy'.
He'll call you stuff like 'doll' or 'babe' 'bunny' or 'princess'.
He likes every and any position he can do it in.
He likes every part of you so he doesn't have a b/ob, ass or thigh preference.
He wants you to be loud and scratch him as much as needed as well.
He'll f/ck you senselessly but he would also do it slowly. He does it in any way shape and form.
It's almost like he wants you to be his slave.
He loves using ropes and anything he can to restrain you.
He also loves it if you r/de him and he'll take control and even then.
This man quite literally likes to do everything.
For aftercare, he'll try and help clean but he mostly focuses on himself. He likes to see you clean him for him though.
Douma's size is 8inch (20.32cm) and it's pretty long and smooth.
𝙂𝙮𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙤
Gyutaro is a switch with no preference.
He like's doing it standing or against the wall or him sitting down and you on him.
Gyutaro is into pain. Anything involving pain, he'll like it.
He likes anything fast paced and hard.
He loves loves loves to praise you and tell you how good you're going.
He's pretty into edging for both parties and he also enjoys a bit of foreplay.
He also likes if you're on top of him, he likes feeling your body against his.
He's a boob guy and he doesn't care if they're big or small he loves them.
He likes grabbing your waist and just grabbing you in general it turns him on so much.
Aftercare is kind of an issue for him though. He's not very good at it so you mostly do all the work.
He does value cuddling after s/x though.
He'll kiss you and tell you how good you did.
Gyutaro's size is 6inch (15.24cm) and its smooth with a curve.
𝙆𝙤𝙠𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙤
Kokushibo likes to be on the top at all times he just prefers it.
He likes doing in the bath but he doesn't mind the place.
He likes pinning you down though.
He doesn't have an ass, b/ob or thigh preference he likes all of it no matter the size.
He likes being slow and sensual but other times he likes fast and hard.
He likes it to be romantic surprisingly. He wants both parties to feel as good as you guys possibly can be.
He's not too big on foreplay he just wants to get straight to the point mostly.
He likes hearing you beg for it as well.
He's pretty into teasing you and playing around with you during it.
He likes to act like he isn't fazed at all while you can't stop mo/ning and squirming.
He has a pretty good endurance and usually can go 4-5 rounds.
He won't say much during it but he'll whisper stuff like "good girl" occasionally.
He likes to finish inside you or p/ll o/t and make you sw/llow it.
For aftercare, it's straight in the shower for him.
Afterwards he usually shows you love. He care about being clean though.
Kokushibo's size is probably 7-7.5inch (17.78-19.05cm) and it's soft with a nice curve and equal g/rth.
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oh no..... had a thought about the au where tanjirou is giyuu and ayame is sabito.........
tanjirou and ayame face the hand oni, but they're both so unprepared for it. tanjirou's rib is broken, his forearm is probably fractured and he's been limping since they managed their escape. it's almost too dark for ayame to see where they're hiding in the cave, but she can feel the terrible tremors of the hand oni as it hunts for them.
the terrified expression on tanjirou's face is what makes her decision for her.
the hand oni said "sweet little fox".
maybe if he sees the fox mask and cloud jinbei and nothing else, then they might have a chance.
or, well, tanjirou might have a chance. urokodaki-san would be sad if he didn't return. urokodaki-san doesn't have anyone anymore.
ayame tears the jinbei off tanjirou's shoulders, replacing it with her kimono while he's still disoriented. she pulls it loose around her, then snatches the mask off his head.
"what - ayame, what - ?"
"stay here," she says quietly, her expression hidden behind the mask urokodaki-san carved for him. "i'll lead the oni away. don't make any noise, then make your way down to the wisteria trees as soon as the coast is clear."
"the mask - "
"tanjirou." her voice is solemn. "whatever happens... tell my shishou i was always grateful for everything."
she disappears from the cave before tanjirou can demand answers.
murata finds tanjirou and helps him through final selection. there is only one casualty for final selection that year.
kamado tanjirou is the water hashira, and he wears a dark blue seigaiha haori, the pattern dyed red. he's the water hashira, so no one wonders why he wears seigaiha. the charcoal half of his haori is hard to explain, but no one will ask.
when sabito is faced with the boulder, a girl in a fox mask appears before him. she holds himself the way a master swordsman does, and her strikes are swift and merciless. she knocks him out in ten seconds and doesn't bother to wait for him to wake up.
he begrudgingly admits that the way she moves is beautiful.
another girl, also with a fox mask, but with the mask resting against the side of his head, is the one who greets him when his eyes open.
"sorry about ayame-san," she says with a rueful chuckle. "she isn't very patient."
ayame-san, sabito learns early on, doesn't speak much if she can help it. she doesn't linger, even if sometimes he feels like he's being watched when he's alone. she continues to use a bokken while he wields a live sword, but it doesn't matter; she is always the one who deals out the first strike. often the last one as well.
"ayame-san doesn't want to show off too much," hikari says as she braids a flower crown. "she's a bit different from the rest of us, that's all. she doesn't stay for urokodaki-san after all."
"then who does she stay for?" asks sabito.
hikari's smile is secretive as she rests the daisy crown in her dark hair. "one of these days, you should ask her, sabito. you might be the only person she answers."
three months later, ayame stands before him with a steel katana at her hip. she draws it slowly - almost reverently. sabito notices that the curve of it is slightly different; it's steeper, the kissaki almost menacing.
"so," she says in a measured voice, "after six months, you can finally face me as a swordsman. hikari-san did well training you."
"you had just as much to do with it, ayame-san," hikari calls out from the side.
sabito snarls. it pulls the scar on his cheek, making him look more dangerous.
"today is the day i win," he declares, unsheathing his own blade.
ayame tilts her head. he wonders if her lips follow the same downward curl of her mask, or if she smirks at him like he always imagined she has.
"then you'd better hit me with everything you have, sabito."
time slows around him. his nose twitches, picking up a strange scent. it's metallic and sharp, like a freshly polished katana. it winds through the air, and he finds his blade following its arc.
for the first time since they met, his blade reaches ayame first.
there is a moment of stillness.
sabito can't believe his katana sliced downward first. her arms are still raised, and she doesn't move as her sleeves fall downwards, exposing the kumihimo cords she has wound around her left wrist.
the fox mask splits in half - sliced vertically in a perfect line. when the wood falls to her shoulders, sabito is shocked to meet shockingly blue eyes.
ayame's lips are parted in surprise. as he watches, her lips curl into a small smile. the slightest twitch of the corners of her lips is both happy and sad.
"sabito..." she murmurs.
sabito can never catch ayame's scent. for the first time, there's a hint of charcoal and something floral lingering in the air, muted by the scent of a summertime rain.
"you did great. remember what you just did, ne?" her voice lowers. "win, okay, sabito? beat that guy too."
sabito glances at hikari in disbelief. she smiles at him encouragingly.
"ayame," he hears himself say, "who do you stay for?"
surprise flits across her features.
"hey," she chuckles sadly, "next time you see tanjirou, be sure to say hi to him. he's so gloomy nowadays."
sabito glances at hikari, but she's disappeared. when he turns back to ayame, she's gone too.
the only thing left in the clearing was the boulder, sliced in half. exactly the same way he had sliced ayame's mask.
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