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midnightwriter21 · 11 months
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Open Wound ~ (Tanjiro x Reader Angst)
characters: fem!reader x tanjiro, tanjiro x kanao, zenitsu, shinobu (mentioned), aoi (mentioned)
warnings: angst, injury, unrequited love
AN: if u read this i'm gonna apologize in advance because this. is HEARTWRENCHING for me to read. and i'm the one that wrote it.
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This is it.
The day that you are going to finally confess.
It all started with an open wound.
You have admired Tanjiro since the day you two met in the infirmary at the butterfly mansion. Both of you having just returned from missions, and sporting wounds severe enough to land an extended stay in your hospital beds. He insisted that Shinobu and Aoi tend to your injuries before they tended to his. From that day on, your relationship began and continued to progress. Creating a deep friendship first based off of swapping stories of past missions, your shared distaste for the taste and smell of the medication, and your rehabilitation training. Then, after being discharged from the infirmary, your wounds closed and healed, being sent on several missions together, meeting his strange friends, meeting his sister, and so on.
Somewhere along the way, the friendship you shared progressed into something more.
Friendly pats on the shoulder after a successful mission turned into launching yourself at him for a warm hug filled with relief.
Happy smiles and loud excited greetings turned into shy glances and a blushing face.
Wishing him good luck before he left for a mission turned into biting your nails and almost ripping your hair out because you're filled with worry.
The feelings you've developed for Tanjiro Kamado are so overwhelming that you might explode.
Which is why you are walking through the butterfly mansion in search of him. Coming across Zenitsu, you inquire about Tanjiro's whereabouts.
"He's in the garden right now but he's wit-"
You cut him off, "Thanks Zenitsu!"
And your feet are moving. When you get to the door leading to the garden, you stop. Nerves racking your very soul. You take a deep breath to calm yourself, before opening the door and stepping outside.
You see him.
You see him and you freeze. The blood in your body turns to ice. Your feet refuse to move. Your voice is stuck in your throat. You can't breathe, your lungs refuse to expand. You are suffocating.
Zenitsu bursts through the door behind you. The slam of the wood seemingly echoing throughout the yard.
"Y/N don't look!"
But it's seconds too late. The image is seared into your brain. You're sure that if you closed your eyes you'd still be able to see it.
Tanjiro and Kanao pull away from each other at the sound of Zenitsu's voice. Even from where you're standing, such a long distance away, you're able to notice the labored breathing and kiss swollen lips that they both sport.
When Tanjiro sees your frozen form, his eyes widen, and he opens his mouth to speak. To explain.
But before he gets the chance to utter even a syllable, you're gone. As you run from the scene, Zenitsu hears a sound not unlike the shatter of glass. And he can only assume that its your heart.
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tsukasalvr · 7 months
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Headcanons of Rengoku and Tanjiro with a s/o who has ice/snow breathing?
AN: Ooooo opposite breathing yes!!!!!
s/o with ice/snow breathing
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Anime/fandom: Demon Slayer
Characters: Rengoku Kyojuro, Tanjiro Kamado
Warnings: I don’t proofread, short
A/N: old ass request LMAO anywyas hey
Demon slayer masterlist | Main Masterlist
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Rengoku Kyojuro
When he first finds out about your breathing, he was very impressed and thought of how ironic it was
“What a surprise considering on how opposite our breathing’s are! It’s quite funny don’t you think?”
Would definitely want to train with you as much as possible, especially he sees it a perfect opportunity
His partner having a breathing opposite of his is a great way to train he thinks! It allows him to be more ready in battle where his opponent/a demon is able to use ice/snow blood demon art
Has made a joke about how his flame breathing was able to melt your ice snow breathing/heart, even if you aren’t a closed off cold person
He just thinks it’s hilarious
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Tanjiro Kamado
Every type of breathing technique is a great breathing technique of him
He thinks it’s a very strong breathing and often asks questions about it especially since your his partner, he finds it very fascinating and admires the way you carry yourself in a fight and how you use it
“Wow! I’ve never seen anything like it! You’re so strong and amazing s/o!” He’s your little cheerleader
It doesn’t even matter if your training together, he’ll still cheer you on, he admires you a ton
“Yay s/o! I love yo- Ah!” He yelps and moves just in time before you can land a hit on him as he was distracted by how beautiful you and the breathing looks.
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megantrancyfanfics · 1 year
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King Kamado | Tanjiro Kamado x female reader smut
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Warning: teeth rottenly sweet honeymoon sex. Pet names, fingering, blow job, reader and tanjiro are both virgins and this is their first times.
Obviously he’s aged up, minors and ageless blogs DNI
Notes: this fanart has me screaming 😩
Enjoy💚
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To the castle workers, he’s determined, and works hard to keep the castle and kingdom in order. To other kingdoms; he’s one to not mess with, fights hard. To you, he’s the sweetest man ever. He’s willing to bend over backwards to make you happy. Kind, funny, sweet, there’s not enough words in the dictionary to describe your now husband. Despite being a king, the wedding was small: inosuke, zenitsu, nezuko, and the hashira. It was your idea to leave empty chairs for tanjiro’s family that has passed. A wedding filled with love and wisteria. The love you two had for each other filled the air, and everyone who attended was able to feel it.
That loved carried over to the honeymoon.
The cold band of your wedding ring rested on top of tanjiro’s warm, soft cheek as you kissed him. His hands resting on the curve of your hip, gently caressing the area. Your legs laid on each side of his, your heat hovering on top of his clothed dick.
“Tanjiro” you whined out, pulling back from the kiss, your lungs begging for air. His lips littering your neck, and jawline with kisses. “I-I love you so much” you whined out, making Tanjiro chuckle softly before taking your hand that was once on his cheek into his hand, then gently kissing it.
“I love you more, my beautiful wife.” He hums before capturing your lips again with his, softly letting go of your hand, his hands finding their way back to your hips, this time he allowed them to move farther down before gently gripping your ass making you moan into the kiss.
His hands roam your body, practically worshiping every part. His left hand staying on your hip as he looks at you. “Are you sure you want to do this? We can stop this and I can give you a massage or-”
You gently took your husband hand, and led it down to your aching clit. You pressed his fingers against your wet spot in your underwear. “Darling I think it’s too late to stop.” You say with a soft giggle, that soon turned into a soft whimper as he began rubbing circles on your clothed clit.
“Your moans are so pretty my love, I want to hear more.” He exclaims, ripping your underwear and plunging his long fingers into your pussy. Your head rolled back, eyes closed as you moaned out your husbands name. Two fingers working magic inside as he places his thumb on your clit, rubbing circles. You can’t help but to buck your hips when he finds your g-spot and starts to abuse it.
“S-so good Tanjiro..more please don’t stop..wanna cum” you whine, sounding so pathetic. So cute begging for him. Oh how he wanted to say fuck it to his good guy persona and pound into you, but he wanted your first times to be gentle and filled with love just as much as you did. But with the way you’re looking at him, and all of your pleas were slowly chipping away at that idea.
You lean forward, breasts now in Tanjiro’s face as your orgasm approaches. Tanjiro tightened his grip on your hip as he licked around one of your nipples, every once in a while latching on and giving it a quick suck before your orgasm finally washes over you.
Tanjiro couldn’t help but love how tight you were, and the way your pussy tightened even more as you came almost drove him insane.
When he removed his fingers, you moved down, hooking your fingers in the hem of his underwear, pulling it down, Tanjiro’s cock springing out. You bit your lip as you felt your core tighten once again.
You started at the base, licking the long vein that ran underneath, making Tanjiro let out a moan as his body shuttered. Doing that a few more times before kitten licking the tip. You took him in halfway, using your hand to jerk off what you couldn’t fit into your mouth. You hollowed your cheeks as you sucked. Listening to his moans made you wet. They were so beautiful.
You couldn’t help but to want to hear more of his moans, so you swirled your tongue around his cock as you sucked him, watching as his head fell back, his chest rising and falling faster than before.
When you pulled away, you locked eyes with your beautiful husband. “Please be gentle..”
You laid on your back, as tanjiro got on his knees, nodding as he lined himself up. “Whatever you want, you’ll get princess”
With that, he slowly pushed himself in, when he saw the pain in your eyes, he quickly pulled you into a kiss. Once he was fully inside, he whispered sweet nothings into your ear until you gave him the ok to start moving. He captured your hands in his, your rings touching each other and glistening in the moonlight that shinned through the window.
His thrust slow, filled with love, but had enough force to make the two of you quickly approach your ends.
“T-tanjiro I’m close..” you say when he finally breaks away from the kiss he had started a few seconds prior.
“Me too. Let’s cum together shall we?” He says, his pace picking up ever so slightly, before feeling you cum. After helping you ride out his high he quickly pulled out and came on your stomach.
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After cleaning you up, the two of you cuddled, a lot of kisses, and sweet praises were shared between the two of you until sleep finally overtook both of you.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Kamado❤️
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grapefives · 1 year
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SILENT HEARTS | HC
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tanjiro x fem!reader
angst + character death + grieving + crying + animal abuse + violence
“finally!” he exasperates as he plops himself down on the futon.
the other two are quarreling around somewhere, nezuko in her box, he smiles to himself.
the day had been rough, he’s so tired but he won’t dare close his eyes until you swing by to bid him goodnight like you usually do.
but it’s getting late. too late.
he’ll wait, like he usually does. and he’ll smile he hears your footsteps and he’ll giggle at the kiss you’d press on his forehead or cheek or lips.. or everywhere
he rolls around, trying to think on anything and everything to stay awake.
as usual, he thinks of you or his family. sometimes both. he likes to imagine how they would love you if they were alive.
after too much time passes by, he realizes inosuke and zenitsu have fallen quiet. he still smells them on the porch, so he gets up, hoping this will serve as a distraction while you arrive.
but as soon as he exits the room, he smells zenitsu’s overwhelming sadness. his initial thought was that inosuke got too aggressive again.
but
he senses another wave of sadness… coming from inosuke…
and as he gets closer to the porch, he hears zenitsu’s cries and inosuke’s sniffling, there’s some grunting there too.
“guys? what’s wrong?”
inosuke gets heated, “WHAT’S WRONG IS THAT THIS STUPID BIRD IS SAYING-“
“y/n l/n has been killed in her mission!” the crow squawks weakly, tanjiro’s eyes widen firstly in horror from how hurt the bird appears, to the news of his lover. dead.
“STUPID SHIT!” inosuke kicks the crow
the crow squawks and lands by tanjiro’s feet.
tanjiro stares at it, it smells sad.
you’ve always had a cute relationship with your crow. it was weird seeing anyone get along with them, since they’re so set on being messengers and whatnot.
he get down on his knees, trembling hands picking up the poor crow.
“how did she die?” he asks, hollow and broken. his eyes are staring at the creature but they feel so blank, like the rest of his body.
“in… a mission-“
“how,” he repeats again, aggression surprising everyone. “did she die?”
the crow squawks weakly, “the enemy was a lower moon demon.”
tanjiro tenses. his eyes go wide. his blood runs cold.
“right after you separated to your mission, we were attacked.” the crow squawks, “she fought with everything she had… but she was no match.”
and that was the end.
tanjiro… tanjiro could only scream and cry, hugging the crow and begging it to tell him it’s not true.
y/n… his sweet, sweet y/n.
he remembers how happy you were after the four of you finished your two missions. as soon as the sun set, you were given mission after mission.
after the second, you had to part ways.
he gave you a hug and a kiss on the forehead. he subtly sniffed you, loving your scent. it was something you always teased him about.
he remembers how you hugged him back, almost afraid you could lose him.
but you didn’t know it was going to be the other way.
he can only imagine how brave you were trying to be. he can only imagine how scared you must have been when you were starting to lose.
“NOO!” he screams once more, “Y/N!” he calls, hoping you would appear and tell him he’s having a nightmare.
why? why?
“WHY!?” he sobs.
first he loses his family. then, his sister is turned into a demon.
and just when he finds you. just when he decides he really loves you. that the two of you could form a family once the war is over.
just then does the world turn against him once more.
he doesn’t know how long he cried, nor how he got into bed. he must have blacked out.
his throat is killing him.
neither zenitsu or inosuke are with him.
your crow. is long gone.
but his puffy, red eyes caoture something when he turns
his head to the side.
your. kimono.
your scent is still embedded into it.
with trembling hands he grabs it. he pulls it close to his face, taking a deep breath of your scent.
and once more, he bursts into tears.
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wisteriadaydreams · 1 year
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Can you write a Tanjiro oneshot where he realizes his feelings for the reader after Nezuko gets annoyed at him because keeps crashing girl time between her and the reader while they're all recuperating after a mission at the Butterfly Mansion because he wants to spend time with the reader and Nezuko getting annoyed at him lets him realizes his feelings?
PARTY CRASHER
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pairing: Kamado Tanjirō x fem!reader
genre: fluff
words: 1.9k
Part 1
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Nezuko can sing praises about her older brother for hours.
She thinks he’s one of the most observant and perceptive people she has ever known, even with his sensitive nose providing an advantage. He’s the kind of person that would subtly lend a hand, showing his kindness through small gestures. At the same time, he is not hesitant to step up and defend for others when the situation calls for it.
He’s someone who would always take the smaller portion of food, who would remember what someone likes and dislikes and how they prefer their food to the last detail, who was trusted by the whole village to mediate a fight while also knowing when to take a step back.
And yet, for all of his attunement to other people’s emotions, he is glaringly and unbearingly out of touch with his own heart.
Case in point, he is wholly convinced the only reason he is seeking you out is because he likes spending time with you.
Now, would Nezuko say that this sentiment is not valid? Of course not. After all, she likes to be in your company herself. You have an inexplicable comforting and heartwarming presence that she could bask in and forget for a moment that she is anything but human. That is not to mention your kindness, tenderness, bravery, and willingness to help others. And it’s nice to be with a girl close to her age for once.
(The boys do provide good company, but there are times when she needs a break from their rowdiness.)
To be honest, she could easily sing praises about you as well.
So yes, Nezuko can fully understand why he likes to be in your presence. Her annoyance comes with the fact that he incessantly seeks you out. Every. Single. Night.
Even on nights that he’s fully aware you’re spending time with her.
The first time it happened, she could forgive her older brother for barging into some private girls’ time, as she does enjoy being with him. Ever since her speech became limited due to the bamboo muzzle, she has become content with sitting back and listen to other people talk. Furthermore, it’s clear from the way you visibly brighten up when he walks into the room that you like being with him, too. No harm done with letting him in for a few hours.
The next few times it happened, she decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and reasoned that he simply didn’t know that this was supposed to be private time. However, when it began to occur every single time you decide to spend time with her (he’s using his nose to find you, she knows it), Nezuko began to have an inkling that there’s more going on.
After all, her older brother is already hounding your time in the daylight, what with training and eating meals together and all. What other reason could he have for wanting to monopolize your time during the night as well?
Her answer comes late one evening, when you were running a comb through her hair and humming a simple melody under your breath, the notes seeming to seep into her skin and making her remember happier times. It would have been like any other night if Nezuko hadn’t catch the adoring look in Tanjirō’s eyes.
It’s different from the tender and protective gaze that would watch over their younger siblings whenever they play around with one another. It’s also different from the glimmer that would make his eyes sparkle and his smile to stretch from ear to ear when he’s around his friends.
This is like a fire that is lit from the inside, tempering his molten red eyes into gemstones that catch and reflect the light. It glitters like crystalline snow on a sunny day, and then softens until it resembles a low-burning hearth that warms more than just one’s body.
He looks at you like you’re embers, like stars, like fireworks and the sun and every source of light rolled into one. 
(He looks at you like how their father used to look at their mother.)
Nezuko wonders how she could have missed such a look, for once she noticed it, she realizes that he looks at you like that all the time. She wonders if he knows he looks at you like that. She wonders if you know that such a gaze is reserved for you only.
Unfortunately, she can’t ask you that when her brother’s in the room.
But even without verbal confirmation, she’s able to pick up signs that more or less answers her question.
From the way both of you hang on to each other’s words to how he would sneak into the kitchen to bring you your favorite snacks, to how you fuss over him for training too much and pushing his body to the limit.
To how you look at him like he’s the sun rising over the mountains, like the moon on a starless night, like flowers and the gentle breeze and everything beautiful in nature.
And while this revelation makes her happier than anything else, there’s only so much patience a person can have watching two oblivious individuals so blatantly mooning and pining over each other. So, Nezuko resolves to do something about it, for both of your sakes (and for her sanity).
She decides to approach her brother first, fully knowing that any attempt at breaching the topic with you would promptly be interrupted by him anyway. When the night falls, the young girl zips through the hall like a slayer on a mission, intent on finding Tanjirō. Soon enough, she spots the burgundy hue of his hair as he walks down the hallway, and without wasting a moment, she grabs his hands and drags him into the nearest room.
“W-woah! Nezuko, slow down! What’s wrong?”
She turns to face him after closing the door, conviction burning in her eyes. Now comes the hard part, how is she going to get through to her brother without her speech?
“Nezuko, is everything alright?” Tanjirō asks in concern, trying to understand why his little sister just pulled him into a room like there’s a crisis.
She makes a few noises that would take a mind reader to decipher, but it seems to him that she’s trying to figure out something.
Suddenly, an idea flashes in her head, and she quickly snatches one of his hands, turning it over so that his palm faces her. Nezuko taps her nail on his palm emphatically as a sign to tell him to pay attention. She slowly begins to write words on to the surface, making sure to mind her speed so he has enough time to process them.
“Onii-chan...I think...you like... (Y/N)-chaaA-EEHH? W-w-what are you talking about?”
Nezuko had anticipated this reaction somewhat, but she didn’t expect his voice to suddenly rival that of Zenitsu’s. She taps his palm multiple times to get him to focus.
“You know what I mean, onii-chan. You’ve been spending a lot of time with her.”
“That’s because she’s my friend.” He waves his free hand around frantically. “Why wouldn’t I want to spend time with her?”
The young girl gives him a deadpan look. “You’ve been spending time with her almost every single night for the past few weeks, even when she’s with me.”
“Yeah, well, that’s...so I like hanging out with her. But I don’t spend that much time around her...right?”
“Onii-chan, my room has essentially become your room now. It’s fine the first few times, but it’s hard to get some alone time with just her, you know. She’s my friend, too.” Nezuko huffs, and her brother at least has the decency to look sheepish. “Look, please really think about the reason why you like being around her so much.”
He runs a hand through his hair, his eyes drifting to the ceiling in thought. “Well, she makes me laugh, and she encourages me whenever I’m feeling down. And I like talking to her too, and making her laugh. There’s just something about it, it makes me warm all over every time I hear it. And her smile...one smile from her and I feel like everything is better. No matter how many hours I’ve spent with her, it never feels enough. She...she makes me feel comfortable, like I’m safe. Like I’m...home.” He utters the word reverently, like it’s something sacred and holy. Red colors his cheeks like blooming roses. “I feel all tingly and soft inside, like I’m lying on a bed of clouds. But then there are times when I feel like my nerves are all on fire when I’m around her, my tongue gets all tied up, and my feet seems to stop all function. I don’t think...I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way before. What is this?”
“I think you already know the answer to that, onii-chan.” She finishes, her eyes softening as she watches the revelation dawn on him. He lights up for one dazzling moment, and then his expression proceeds to crumble.
“Oh no! How am I supposed to face her now?! What am I going to do, what am I going to do?” He paces rapidly around the room. “I feel like my heart’s going to burst!”
Nezuko takes a hold of his shoulders to stop him from burning a hole through the floor. She turns him around to face her, firmly squeezing them to get him to calm down. 
“Nezuko, what if she doesn’t return my feelings?” His head hangs.
‘Oh, if only you knew.’ She makes a series of what she hopes sounds like reassuring noises, while clenching her fists in a “it’s okay” motion.
“Are you saying that I shouldn’t worry?”
“Hhmm!”
“Well, what can I do?” It’s not like I can just walk up to her and tell her how I feel...” He trails off at the sparkling look in his sister's eyes. “WHAT?! NO-NO, I can’t do that!!”
She nods vigorously and continues to try and encourage him all the while hoping that his head doesn’t explode like a volcano. Her poor brother looks like he has steam coming out of his ears.
“What would I even say? What if I stutter or trip over my words like a fool in front of her?”
Nezuko rolls her eyes and snatches his hand again, quickly jotting down some words for him.
“Just tell her how you feel. She’ll understand.”
He stares down at his palm, the words his sister wrote down imprinting on him until they were bones deep. “You know what? You’re right, Nezuko. I’ll–I’ll tell her. The worst that could happen is we remain friends.” He swallows as his heart clenches. He then pulls her into a hug. “Thank you, Nezuko! I’m going to find her right now!”
The girl flings her arms into the air and lets out a string of cheerful noises. As her brother runs out of the room, she makes sure to give him a few reassuring pats on the shoulder. She gazes after the sight of his disappearing back and shakes her head affectionately.
Hopefully her brother will go through his plan and save everyone from having to continue seeing you two act like pining, lovesick puppies. Speaking of which, if he does, then that means you two will become a couple, huh?
That would mean romantic dates, wouldn’t it? And you would probably want to spend more time around each other.
“Wait...” Nezuko swirls around in panicked realization. “Does that mean he’s going to continue to cling to her in the night?”
She slams open the shoji door and chases after her brother.
“ONII-CHAN!!!”
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thefiery-phoenix · 29 days
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YANDERE TANJIRO KAMADO HEADCANONS
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Don't get fooled by his innocent look because beneath that innocent pure cinnamon roll exterior lies a hidden side, a part of him that's obsessive, possessive and lovestruck to the core along with being completely DELUSIONAL to the point where he doesn't even feel like there's something wrong with his feelings. You need to hand it to him though, he's quite the dedicated one indeed and from the very moment your eyes met, he's already devoted his heart, mind and soul to you, his precious beloved. He views you as a precious innocent angel that needs to be kept safe from the toxicity and darkness of the world and he's more than happy to be your protector and provider
He's actually good at masking his real intentions and yandere tendencies for you. In fact, he hides it so well that people won't even realize from the first look that he's so obsessed and possessive of you but his sister Nezuko knows all about his obsessive feelings of love for you, yet she won't really do anything about it other than encouraging her dear brother to pursue the love of his life. Both siblings are delusional to the core and congratulations, you have his equally possessive and obsessive sister who wants to keep you safe for her brother's sake after you
He takes the role of your caretaker VERY seriously, he does not want your health deteriorating or you suffering from any complications. He's taken the time and liberty of stalking the living HELL out of you and when he found out about your irregular sleep schedule, needless to say he was less than pleased. He realizes you really aren't capable of taking care of yourself which fuels his desire to take care of you even more. He's like a fussy mother hen always concerned and worried for you whenever you get hurt even in the slightest. The other day you accidentally received a paper cut and he was tempted to ensure you stay away from paper completely as he kept fussing about your little cut for hours and hours. He doesn't like seeing you in pain, when you're in pain, he's in pain. He feels like his heart is getting wrenched and someone dug a sharp blade into his heart, as an overwhelming amount of tender love and affections flows for you in his tender heart whenever you get hurt as he comforts you
He loves seeing that bright beautiful smile of yours and wants to ensure your happiness. With him. Where you belong. He'll buy small gifts for you such as your favorite flower, your favorite candy and such and give them to you with a sweet smile on his face, you won't even suspect how long he's stalked you for and how he's managed to find out these things without you ever telling them to him. He's very observant too and notices every single new detail about you. He can probably draw a freaking portrait of you with his eyes closed since he's memorized every inch and every part of your beautiful ethereal heavenly features. HIs mind is occupied with thoughts of you as he dreams about the happy and blissful life you both would have with each other after he brings you home with him and marries you
He's also quite the paranoid yandere, his fear of losing you to someone or losing you in a fight against a demon would send his concern and worry for you into overdrive and he feels the need to take you 'home' as in kidnap you, sooner than expected. Whatever do you want to be a Hashira for? There's no need for you to fight against those dangerous demons when he's around to take care of you and protect you. Your safety is of the utmost importance to him and that is something he will NOT compromise on at any cost. He admires your bravery and strength to save people but he doesn't want you facing the risk of you losing your life in the process. At times he might have to even keep you in the dark regarding a few missions but it's all for your own good in his opinion
He's good at masking his true intentions and feelings when he's around you and other people. He might look calm and friendly and collected on the outside when you're speaking to your so called friends but he's SEETHING inside as he has a fake plastered smile on his face. His hand is just ITCHING to slap your friend and throttle them for daring to steal your attention away from him, he feels like they're doing it deliberately just to drive a wedge and distance you from him. Deep down he's slightly worried that your friend might charm you too much and steal you away from him which is something he cannot allow to happen. He might not resort to killing the person off, but the next time there's a demon around the area, Tanjiro might not be able to save your 'friend' in time. Of course you wouldn't know that he's also asked the demon to TARGET your friend but that's a different story altogether. The only person he trusts to be around you is Nezuko
His love for you is like a passionate growing flame and your every touch is like a drug he can't get enough of. He needs you, he wants you. He needs you in a way like a drowning man needing air, he feels like he wouldn't be able to live without you. His family was killed by Muzan and he can't afford to let you fall in danger as well, he can't lose you. You're his world, the light of his life, his SOULMATE. His feelings for you would just keep getting worse and worse and finally it would lead to him ending up kidnapping you at some point in the night when you're asleep in your house. You'll wake up in Tanjiro's house on a bed with Nezuko looking at you with a curious look as she lets out a happy noise that you're awake and she'll alert her brother. "Oh, good morning darling, how did you sleep?" asked Tanjiro as you stared at him and blinked in disbelief, unable to comprehend what the hell was even going on at the moment. When you asked Tanjiro what was going on, he just let out a soft smile and told you the truth of how he took you in the night for himself and how he was going to protect you. Please don't scream or cry, he'll feel sad and he feels a sharp pang of hurt in his chest to see you upset. He doesn't like seeing you sad. He knows it's a big change and you'll need some time to adjust, he's understanding and willing to let you take as much time as you need to adjust to your new life and your new home with him and his sister. But one thing is for sure, he does NOT feel guilty at all, not even a single ounce of remorse because the way he sees it, he's keeping you safe. He's protecting you, that's what he tells himself every time and that opinion of his clouded his sense of rationality. Is it so wrong to protect someone you love?
There's no point in escaping from him, he'll just track you down and bring you back to the house. Scream, cry and insult him as much as you want, he'll just put you down on the couch and check you for injuries. He feels like the reason you ran away from him is because you didn't feel loved enough from him and he didn't shower you with love before but don't worry, he'll smother you with his affection now and cling to you like moss below a rock you'll barely have any time for yourself. Nezuko might like your head pats and likes hugging you but she wants her brother to be happy too which is why she'll side with him no matter what and prevent any means of you escaping from them. She likes it when you braid her hair and Tanjiro has a soft smile when he sees you and his sister interact with each other which is an adorable scene in his eyes
You're not to step into the kitchen for cooking either, the house is most probably baby proofed as well. He just doesn't want you getting hurt, the kitchen is a dangerous place, he doesn't want you cutting yourself accidentally with one of those sharp knives or burning yourself with the stove. He'll cook for you instead, you don't need to lift a finger when you're with him. Just let him take care of you and spoil you
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“The Embodiment Of Luck Is Quite Stiff To Be Lucky, Don’t You Think?”
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In which, the group's knight in shining armor has arrived… In the form of a rather uptight and quiet samurai. Though you have potential and you're strong, you're not really used to being around such chaotic people in your everyday life. Maybe this little mission would help you find out more about yourself, you needed a life and some friends anyway.
Tanjiro couldn't stop smiling, even with the chaos at the moment. Whether from his injuries or the two and a half year quest of finding the demon responsible for his family's death, he felt that there would finally be progress.
It was great news that a samurai would be joining this sudden group of people that kinda just grouped up for no reason, after all, samurai were very strong and disciplined people. The older woman was seeing a lot of pain and bad luck in the future, so she sent word for a lucky acquaintance she knew, aka, the samurai.
At the moment, Tanjiro was just standing in the doorway, Inosuke was trying to shove his boar mask onto Zenitsu to get some sort of scared reaction, all the while, Nezuko just ran around the two of them. Inosuke's laugh was a borderline sneeze, Zenitsu didn't have to scream so loud and Nezuko didn't have to run around and cause more trouble. Tanjiro swears they were all asleep when the older woman called him to talk about the samurai.
"Hey guys, that's enough." Tanjiro states as he grabs Zenitsu by the collar of his shirt to drag him back into his bed.
"Whatever! He needs to learn to stop screaming!" Inosuke responds with another laugh as he shoves his boar mask back onto his head. Tanjiro only sighs as Zenitsu starts yelling in protest to Inosuke.
"Oh by the way you two, someone will be joining us." He continues as he stares at the two fighting companions. Both Inosuke and Zenitsu just continue on bickering and Tanjiro looks at his sister who has already retreated back into her box with a quiet sigh.
"Someone will be joining us... On our missions?" He continues, staring at the two with an almost sarcastic smile... He was gonna lose his shit.
"You two! Let me say something!"
"Why are you yelling?!" Zenitsu almost screams out, startled by the sudden change of Tanjiro's voice.
"Because I'm trying to talk to you guys."
"... Oh... Well, what is it?"
"We're getting someone new in our group." Tanjiro smiles again at the thought of a new companion and possible friend, though you can't blame him, he had never met a samurai before.
The reactions that he earned from Zenitsu and Inosuke scared him. Zenitsu gains an almost rictus smile and Inosuke starts cackling and rolling around.
"Are we stealing them!?" Inosuke yells, pulling off his boar mask and somehow jumping off of the ground bed and onto the wooden floor.
"New or used?" Zenitsu asks, his smile getting a bit bigger as he also stands up.
Clearly they were both excited, which was a good thing but Tanjiro was baffled. What type of questions were those? And why were they being asked? New or used? Stealing them? What did it even mean?! He couldn't even respond as he pushed the palm of his hand into his forehead, then began looking up with a confused face as if he was asking the ceiling for help.
"Great... Wonderful responses, both of you." Tanjiro sighed out, clearly being sarcastic as he finally decided to lay down and go to bed.
So that's how you showed up the next week, being called from an important mission to do a 'favor' for that old lady in your old neighborhood... How... Interesting.
"Uh... I'm... "
You started, looking upon the elder woman with concern in your face. Why was this being asked of you? You didn't even know what a demon slayer was until just right now when the woman told you.
"Come again?" Y/N asks the woman, gaining a pleasant smile from her.
"I want you to join these three demon slayers, as a way to ward off bad luck. Plus, it will do you some good." The woman responded with a smile, her eyes closed as she lightly took your hand in hers.
"Lucky things happen to me, yes, however I don't think that means I will ward off demons or somehow bring good luck to the others-"
"Well how do you know that? It will be a favor for me if you join them."
"I'm sure but I may just slow them down, I don't know how to kill demons."
"I'm sure, but fear not the obstacles in your path, I believe that joining them will bring them peace and bring you some clarity."
You sighed, slightly annoyed with the request of this lady. She seemed so persistent but you knew that you would listen to her anyway since you had always learned to respect your elders and her being such a kind lady was also a bonus.
"Just meet them before you say no... Okay? As a favor for me." The woman interrupts, letting go of your hand before walking off, expecting you to follow.
"Alright then."
You followed her as she stood in front of the three that were arguing about something. One had some sort of scar on his face and he was carrying a box on his back, that one was probably Tanjiro like the woman told you. Another one had yellow hair, that was probably Zenitsu and one was shirtless with a boar mask which was probably Inosuke.
Once the woman got their attention, they all looked at you as if they were analyzing. They thought you looked like you would kill them if they did something you deemed outta pocket. Something you weren't expecting was for the one with the boar mask to suddenly try to attack you, which made you refrain snapping his throat as a first instinct.
"FIGHT ME!" He yelled, swinging at you as you dodged, Tanjiro and Zenitsu tried to catch him before he actually harmed you but it wasn't really working.
"Stop it! That's not okay! They're here to help!" Zenitsu screams out, getting scared when Inosuke lands a punch directly to your stomach. You had a strong core though so it was all good.
"Inosuke you're making us look bad! I'm so sorry!" Tanjiro apologizes as he finally grabs onto Inosuke, only for him do a flip out of Tanjiro's grasp.
You just decide to restrain Inosuke, catching his other punch as he runs back up to you and grabbing both of his arms to pull them behind his back. Of course, Inosuke thrashed around and protested, but he couldn't get out of your grasp which made Zenitsu a bit nervous to even introduce himself to you.
You knew that joining this group of people would probably make the old lady happy but you still felt like this was a very bad idea.
"Well... Will you be joining them?" The woman asked with the purest smile in the world, still putting you on the spot. You didn't answer for a bit as you finally let go of Inosuke.
Guess you were doing a side mission.
"... Yes, I will go with them."
"Good."
Tanjiro smiled, not able to contain his excitement while Zenitsu sighed in relief. Inosuke just sulked like a child since you were a lot stronger than he anticipated.
"Well, were heading out then... Thank you for everything." Tanjiro commented, bowing his head in a polite manner to the elder woman along with Zenitsu. Inosuke however didn't do so, until you forced his head down with your hand and bowed your own head.
"Hey! Let me go!" He yelled, trying to grab onto your hand and push it away but to no avail.
"I'll bestow good luck upon you." The woman commented, ignoring the thrashing from the demon slayer next to you.
"We appreciate it." Tanjiro states, making you raise an eyebrow. He seemed to be very thankful for everything, his parents must have raised him well. As the three of you turn around, the woman does her thing and freaks out Inosuke in the process.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"
You were gonna knock him out if he didn't stop.
"AHH! STOP THAT YOU IDIOT!" Zenitsu yells, getting in front of the woman while Tanjiro and you grab a hold of Inoskue.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" Inosuke yells, making you sigh as he thrashes around some more.
"It's ceremonial! Were going on a journey! And making sparks is for luck!"
Tanjiro was surprised when you threw Inosuke over your shoulder so that the four of you could leave. Though he appreciated it to some extent.
"Let Go Of Me!"
"Oh quiet." Zenitsu mutters out.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!? AND IT DOESN"T EVEN MATTER! PUT ME DOWN!"
"Inosuke, you deserve it!" Tanjiro yells as he walks alongside you and Zenitsu. The three of you walk out of the courtyard and you decide to place Inosuke down, ignoring the growling that his covered face was emitting. The woman follows behind and you wonder if this is really a good idea or not.
"Always live your lives in a fashion where you are able to hold your heads up high. I wish you luck in battle."
Huh, you remember the first time she said that to you when you left this place to be an apprentice a few years back. Maybe it was a sign that you were going to be gone for a while. You watch as the three start running off, you give the old lady another bow of your head before running off with them.
...
"So... Name's Zenitsu Agatsuma."
"Inosuke Hashibira! And don't you forget it!"
"My name is Tanjiro Kamado, what's your name?"
"Y/N L/N."
As the four of you run, engaging in small talk, the only thing you can think of is how slow they were running. If this was the next generation of the so called demon slayers, everyone was screwed.
"Heads up high? Luck in battle? What does that mean?" Inosuke asks to no one in particular.
"To be honest it is a bit difficult to explain. To hold your head high... I guess it means whatever hand you're given in this life, you're able to conduct yourself in a way that's honorable so that you're never ashamed."
Well, too late for that, you were always ashamed, even for other people.
"And wishing us luck in battle just means that she's praying for our safety." Tanjiro adds on, smiling as he looks back at Inosuke.
"Well, what about the hand you're given? We have two already, why should we be ashamed?"
That... Was actually a really good point.
""Well I guess-"
"What does it mean to conduct yourself honorably anyway? Why is that old hag praying for our safety in the first place?"
Old hag... This dude was wild. Literally. All you did was stare at Inosuke with a critical expression before looking at Tanjiro as if to silently ask him whether or not the boar was always like this.
"She has nothing to do with us! So what's her game huh!? Maybe she should worry about her own hand!"
You were goons give Inosuke a beat down sooner or later. Suddenly Tanjiro sped up, going past you in an effort to do... Something. You didn't really know.
"Is this a race!? I won't let you win!" Inosuke yells as he runs past Zenitzu.
"Wait for us you guys!" Zenitzu yells as he tries to catch up with them, you running just as fast as him so he didn't feel alone. Man this was chaos at it's finest wasn't it? You were actually kind of enjoying it.
"Does everyone act like this?" You ask with a small smile, gaining Zenitsu's attention briefly before he focuses on catching up.
"Yeah! Reckless too!"
...
"Do you like being a Samurai?" Tanjiro asks, wanting to make sure you didn't feel left out. You were so calm and quiet that he could almost forget you were there.
"Um... I don't know." You reply, furrowing your eyebrows in thought since you had never had someone ask you a question like that.
"What do you mean by that?" Zenitsu asks, confused by the strange response. How would you not know whether you liked being a Samurai or not?
"I mean just that, I don't know. I haven't thought about it... I don't like it nor do I dislike it... So I guess It's just something I am."
A dull response, Tanjiro could smell a scent of confusion, as if being asked that question was something foreign to you. Tanjiro didn't like it, it made him feel almost sad but it also made him feel like it was a good decision that you came. That way he could be a companion that you could talk to if you needed it.
"Well I don't care! I just want to know how strong you are! Cause I'm the king of the mountain so called samurai! And whatever you do, I can do too! Fight me!" Inosuke yells.
"I will not fight you Inosuke."
"Yes you will! Manjiro! Tell the samurai to fight me!"
"That's not my name Inosuke! And you need to stop!"
"Everyone, we need to pause here!" Zenitsu suddenly yells, gaining your attention. He looked so serious for some reason, but he must have had some sort of skill in doing so. Because how serious can you really look when you're sitting in a fetal position on the ground?
"Zenitsu, what's wrong?" Tanjiro asks.
"I'm nervous okay?! Now that we're nearing our destination, I'm getting scared!"
"Why the hell is he sitting like that?" Inosuke asks you, placing his hands on his hips.
"I have no clue." You reply, scratching the back of your head in thought.
"It's pretty weird if you ask me." Inosuke states in a surprisingly calm manner.
"Well... Nobody asked you did they?" You comment, turning to face the boar masked guy with a small smile and gaining a growl from him.
"WHO ARE YOU TO TALK TO ME ABOUT WEIRD!? You can't tell me you're not getting any spooky vibes from that mountain?!" Zenitsu yells out in a distraught manner, confusing you as to why he was a demon slayer when he wasn't mentally prepared for going up a slightly spooky mountain.
"Well... If it is spooky... I guess we'll just have be careful." You start, turning back to Zenitsu with an unbothered expression.
"Even so, we can't exactly just wait here."
"I told you this guy was an odd duck."
"I AM NOT AN ODD DUCK! I"M COMPLETELY NORMAL! IT'S YOU GUYS THAT ARE THE STRANGE ONES!"
"I'm hungry."
You said that out loud didn't you? And now Tanjiro and Zenitsu were staring at you like you were the weird one. Tanjiro turned his attention back to the mountain with an unreadable expression. It made you a bit concerned that he seemed so stressed out about the said mountain that was making Zenitsu cry.
"Tanjiro, Is there something wrong?" Zenitsu asks, not moving from his spot in any way.
"What is this smell?" Tanjiro asks to himself before booking it, running off to get closer to the mountain. Smell? What smell? This had to be the most dysfunctional group of people you had ever been with.
"Tanjiro! Hey! Wait up! Don't leave me here by myself! Who knows what'll happen!" Zenitsu cries out, still not making any move whatsoever to get up. Until of course you grab his hand and drag him along with you and the rest. When everyone does stop, it's because there is what appears to be another injured demon slayer in front.
"Are you okay?" You ask the person, slowly walking up to him to make sure you didn't scare him.
"Help me... Please help me."
"Are you alright!? What happened?" Tanjiro questions as he runs behind you to the boy. For some reason, you had this feeling, like Zenitsu was right about the mountain.
"Don't worry, we'll help you." You reply, lightly grabbing his shoulder before something seemed to pull him and throw him back towards the mountain.
"AH! THEY WERE ATTACHED TO ME TOO! PLEASE DON'T LET ME DIE HERE!!"
You were startled to say the least, you had never seen anything like this in anything you've ever done.
"I'm going in."
"Um... Come again?" You quietly asked Tanjiro as if he was crazy, looking at him with a confused expression.
"I'll hit it first."
"You'll hit what first?" You question Inosuke as you stand up, still not getting an answer from anyone.
"You stay behind me, trembling like a scared little animal. This is making me hungry."
Ah, so there was more than just you here that was hungry, good, you felt less strange.
"Why's he such a showoff?" Zenitsu asked, turning his attention towards you.
"I have no clue."
"HAHAHAHAHA! LET'S GO!"
As Tanjiro and Inosuke started running off, you started off to follow them only to realize that you had left Zenitsu behind. You run back to grab him just noticing how scared he was. It would be a miracle if he could even stand with how much he was shaking. So you just take a seat next to him and wait for him to stop. Tanjiro and Inosuke could wait.
"Don't worry, I'll stay with you until you're ready to go. We'll catch up with them."
"... O-okay."
And for quite some tims, the two of you just stayed there, gazing upon the mountain. Although, you were a bit annoyed since it was taking too long and you wanted to help the others.
"I know I said I'd stay, but you're wallowing in self pity and it won't help you y'know."
"W-what!? Why are you even saying that?! I didn't say anything!"
"You didn't have to say anything."
You turn your head away from Zenitsu and look at the mountain again. There was an urge in you, telling you to run away but you wanted to help however you possibly could. Suddenly there was some chirping and you turned around to see a small little brown bird, chirping right next to Zenistu.
"Cute, maybe it's a sign that we'll be safe." You start, smiling at Zenitsu only to earn a shake of his head as he picked up the bird.
"You don't have a care in the world do you? All our human problems, you have no idea." He talks to the bird, as if it can understand him in some way. Apparently the bird took that personal as it made the decision to snap at Zenitsu's hand which caused Zenitsu to yell out in pain.
"You think you're being cute right now!? Well you're really not! I don't like this side of you one tiny bit!" Zenitsu yells, crying at the same time. You guess Zenitsu and this bird knew each other personally. Slowly you grab the flying bird, lightly petting it's head so that it would be less irritated before giving it to Zenitsu.
"Why can't you take some notes from Nezuko huh!? She's adorable and she's a demon!"
You listened to the conversation, faintly remembering that there was in fact a demon sister in Tanjiro's box, hopefully that wouldn't be a problem. But you and Zenitsu would have to leave soon so that you could help them. You would be angry with yourself if they died because you stayed behind.
"AHHH!"
"Ahh what?" You asked him, slightly surprised at the scream he let out.
"I just realized that he took Nezuko with him!"
"... I'm... Sorry?"
"Oh no! My Nezuko!"
And with that, Zenitsu almost immediately takes off running towards the mountain, yelling about the demon while freaking you out even more. Wasn't he just crying because he didn't want to go up the mountain?
"What is wrong with you? You're running into a godforsaken forest on a mountain for a girl?!" You yell out to him, running right after him with a frustrated expression clearly etched on your face. At least this was one way to get him with everyone else. So with that, you and Zenitsu ran up the mountain for a while, taking way too long as Zenitsu had to stop and catch his breath from time to time.
"N-n-nezu-ko, W-where are you?"
"Are you serious?" You ask him, gaining a weirded out expression with how he was acting. He was acting like the demon wouldn't be able to protect herself and somehow this scared demon slayer was going to save her? Like, how? That's when Zenitsu just falls to the ground and starts crying, whining about Nezuko and the rest of his friends. Honestly, it made you and your so called good luck kinda useless.
You felt something prick the back of your neck and immediately you smacked at it, moving your hand to see that it was a small spider. That was annoying and it didn't look like any normal species. The small sparrow lands on top of Zenitsu, you barely paying attention to the conversation he was having with the bird since the two of you might die. Finally Zenitsu stands up once you lightly grab his hand, only to shriek when a group of birds all fly away at once.
"What... Was that?"
"I don't know Zenitsu... But we'll be okay."
"Y'know this is starting to make me really mad. We're gonna find Nezuko and say goodbye to this creepy forest."
"... Okay." You yawn out, slowly following him while still keeping an eye out for whatever might happen.
"Ouch!"
"What is it?"
"Something pricked me!"
"Oh... Me too actually, What was it? Was it a spide-"
"We can't find Tanjiro or Inosuke anywhere! Where did they go!? Great! Now what?! Something really stinks around here too! Gross!"
"You didn't answer my question, was-"
"I think I'm gonna cry and the sound of these spiders running around is creepy! I'm sure their just doing their best to survive the same as me but still!"
"Why are you complaining so much? This-"
"BE QUIET! STOP MOVING AROUND!" Zenitsu yells, turning around when he hears some shuffling. As soon as you turn around also and lay eyes on a spider with a bald human head, you decided that you may be done with life itself.
"WHAT AM I EVEN LOOKING AT?!" Zenitsu yells, grabbing onto the back of your collar and trying to run away from it. Who knows, maybe it was a new species?
"WHY DID THAT SPIDER HAVE A HUMAN FACE ON IT?! WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!? WHAT IS HAPPENING?!
"I don't know Zenitsu, don't worry, we'll be fin-"
"PLEASE BE A DREAM! PLEASE BE A DREAM! PLEASE BE A DREAM! IF I WAKE UP RIGHT NOW I PROMISE TO WORK HARDER!! IF I WAKE-"
Zenitsu was clearly having and existential crisis at the moment and all you could do was run, grabbing his hand so he would follow you. You finally stop running, realizing that you and Zenitsu chose the wrong place to run into. Right in front of you, it was literally a spiderweb, with strange looking people stuck to it and a house hung up in the air.
"AHHH!"
You wanted to yell at Zenitsu to stop screaming but you can't, especially when you see a much bigger spider who no doubt made the spiderweb with the floating house and all the people. In fact, it was huge, almost six times the size of the one that you saw on the floor that Zenitsu was screaming at. This was some scandalous mischief that was taking place, and you wanted no part of it whatsoever.
"You better not start talking to us! I don't want to hear it from you!" Zenitsu yells at the spider demon, his little bird hiding in his yellow haori. Almost immediately after that he runs away, deciding that he wasn't going to try and bring you with him. You were the samurai after all.
"Where are you going Zenitsu?"
"There's no point in running away! You've already lost the bat-"
"Shut up, no one was talking to you" You blatantly remark, quickly running towards it to behead the spider before catching up to Zenitsu. However, you didn't have a nirichin sword which would definitely be a problem, you had to remember, you weren't a demon slayer so you had to be careful, it was uncharted territory.
"I told you I don't want you talking to us! I don't want to hear it so stop talking! You give me the creeps alright?!"
"Don't run off like that Zenitsu, we're a team."
"I know! I'm just scared Y/N!"
You turn around to see that the head of the spider demon had already grown most of his body back, laughing as he starts monologuing about the bite that Zenitsu and you had gotten on his hand and your neck and how dangerous it was. That must have been the prick you and him had gotten from before but that also meant that all those small human spiders were actually people and not demons, which meant that you couldn't kill them.
"Damnit." You mumble to yourself, glaring at the big ass spider. You notice Zenitsu start running and you follow him, Zenitsu climbing up one of the trees while you jump off of another. You grab onto one of the spider mutants legsand stab it in the back in hopes to immobile it. You knew Zenitsu wasn't going to be any help, however, you were sure you and him could still survive.
"Oww!! Damnit! You're a problem! Too bad you can't kill me with that sword! You can only try to hurt me! How laughable!" The demon taunts, quickly tossing the sword away and getting the web stuck around you... Well... Attacking him was definitely a bad idea.
"I'm doing everything I possibly can right now! I wish I could be braver but I'm not! I still have to be turned into one of those horrid creatures!?"
"Zenitsu!" You yell to him, smiling and briefly getting his attention.
"You'll be okay! Just hold on!"
Huh, that smile, it reminds Zenitsu of someone. He can't remember who it was but... It was a nice smile.
You try your best to get out of the webs and when you see that Zenitsu actually passed out from fear, you grab onto the big spider so that it can't get him. Even thought others might, you wouldn't want the big one near him.
"Agh! Let me go! You're so annoying! You can't even kill me so give up!"
He tightens the web around you to the point where you know it's gonna bruise but that didn't seem to be enough for the spider, like he was expecting a different result.
"What the hell?! Why aren't you dead?! That's so stupid! It's supposed to cut you! You're an annoying threat and brother won't be happy with that!!"
Quickly he moves the web in some way, but not after hitting you in the head with one of his legs. Next thing you know, the spider doesn't want you anywhere near him, in fact, he wants you as far away from the area as possible and you're flying through the air like you're some sort of missile.
"Crap, crap, crap! Zenitsu hold on!" You call out, still tied together by the web before finally hitting your back against one of the trees and landing on the ground with a thud. Damn that hurt, you may have actually broken a rib, or your back. You actually shouldn't have survived that throw since it was from such a far distance, your luck was really not logical.
You rustle with the threads, for some reason, not really being able to do anything. And you didn't have your sword, the big spider had it so that was even more of a headache. You growl for a moment in frustration before finally letting out a yell and putting all your strength into breaking the web. When you snap it, you quickly stand up and try to wipe it off before you realize that you're lightheaded and that you might pass out.
"Oh my, you must be a fighter huh? Although you don't look too good."
You feel a hand wrap around your waist before you fall and slowly help you up, it makes you a bit uncomfortable that whoever it was, was so gentle. When you look behind you, it's a woman who looks like she is also a demon slayer... Nice.
"You don't look like one of us... Hm." She starts, and just leaves it at that before smiling.
"It seems that you've been poisoned, I think this will be able to help you."
She takes a brown box out of her haori and then comes closer, she takes what looks to be some sort of strange syringe out of the box and you're not too sure if you should trust her, which she seems to be fully aware of so she's very slow.
"What's your name?" You warily ask her, carefully watching her movement as she takes your shoulder and pushes the small and thin needle into your arm.
"Shinobu Kocho, I am the insect Hashira, some call me the pharmacist Hashira."
You didn't really know what that meant, nor did you really care, however pharmacist stuck out to you and you needed her to get to Zenitsu too along with the other humans that had been turned into spiders.
"You have to help Zenitsu, he's the same way. He has yellow hair and a triangle-patterned haori, He's in that direction." You quickly state, watching as the woman looks at you with a strange expression before nodding her head.
"Alright then, just stay here and rest so that you'll be okay."
You nodded your head as she quickly jumps off like some sort of rabbit. You never really did stuff like that, it was kinda strange that you had never really thought about jumping places. You start to sit down, only to feel guilty and stand up again. You felt like you still needed to find everyone and hopefully that pharmacist woman would be able to help Zenitsu and possible those other spider people.
You started running around the forest area, noting your surroundings along with the many other dead demon slayers while trying to figure out where to go. You could have just waited like the woman said, but you should be fine since you didn't hear anything that would mean that someone was in trouble.
Scratch that, you did hear trouble.
You hear a shriek, but it isn't human, it sounds like some sort of monster, or demon or whatever. But that was nothing compared to what you were about to see. You look up towards the sky to see something fly past, which seemed pretty high. Was it a bird? What would by flying at that speed through the air at night? You strain your eyes harder and all you can see is green... And a brown box... It was Tanjiro... Tanjiro?! What the hell was he doing in the sky!? How was he flying!? He ain't even got wings!
"Tanjiro!" You yell out to him, your voice becoming hoarse before you hear that shriek again from a nearby demon, except it sounded closer.
"Oh Crap!" Someone yelled out, gaining your attention even though you were now frazzled from what you just saw. It sounded like a human and... It sounded like... Inosuke!
"Inosuke!?" You scream, trying to gain some sort of response before coughing. It seems your throat was definitely not happy with you yelling so much, or maybe it was from the poison. There was silence, then a louder shriek from the same demon. Then a louder shriek... Oh no.
"I'm here!" Inosuke yells back, gaining your attention as you run to try and find where he is.
"Where?!"
"Over here!"
When you bump into him, you're surprised and had to stop yourself from almost running into the demon that was chasing after Inosuke. Oh crap, it might as well have been bigfoot with how big it was.
"... What is that?" You question Inosuke, quickly running alongside him whilst dodging a punch from the guy. This was pretty scary and you didn't want to be here at all, it was tiring that you couldn't do anything but run.
"A demon you idiot!"
The both of you run for a while, getting far enough before you grab ahold of Inosuke's arm and pull him behind a tree next to you. Clearly this was a big problem, you had just been recently poisoned and then cured by some random lady and you had no sword now. Inosuke looked really injured and if he kept on bleeding like that, he could probably die. What did him and Tanjiro go through while you were waiting for Zenitsu to calm down?
"How are we going to kill it?"
"I don't kn-" You cover Inosuke's mouth through his boar mask before slowly removing it and placing your finger on your mouth, silently telling him to be quiet.
"This isn't good!" Inosuke whisper yells, freaking out when he sees the demon track the two of them.
"Inosuke." You start, gaining his attention and giving him a small smile.
"It is going to be okay, we won't die alright?"
He doesn't respond, instead he just looks at you before turning his head away, almost like he was being bashful or giddy, you weren't sure.
"Damnit, hiding away like a woodland creature, how pathetic is that? I gotta find a way to turn things around. How do you cut someone who's sword proofed anyway?"
"He's sword proofed? How-"
"What should we do? What can we do?" Inosuke whispers out, having an existential crisis just like Zenitsu was before.
"What's the way for me to get in there and hurt it? Think, think, think!"
"Inosuke! Look out!" You yell, pushing him out of the way and running before the demon could grab either one of you.
"This is bad! This is really bad! We have to survive until Tanpiro gets back! Somehow!"
"Calm down Inosuke! We can figure this out! You shouldn't be thinking things like that! We'll-"
That's when Inosuke abruptly stopped running, freaking you out when he grabbed your shoulders.
"Inosuke?!"
"You're right! Why the hell am I thinking things like that?!"
What is even going on? This had to be some sort of fever dream right? Especially since Inosuke started running towards the danger, Like, why?
"I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!"
You yawn a bit, quickly following him just in case he needed help. Once you see him jump and slam one of his swords into the demons arm, you slide under the demon and grab ahold of the other arm so that the demon wouldn't be able to attack Inosuke.
"I must have gotten infected by Tantiro's germs!"
"... Who?" You ask, struggling but succeeding in holding onto the arm as Inosuke hits his sword into the demons skin.
"I can't let my guard down again! Using my head?! That kinda thing isn't like me at all! Agh!!!" Inosuke declares with a yell, finally cutting through the arm. He jumps next to your side and surprisingly hands you one of his jigsaw like swords in a very kind manner.
"You see? It was as simple as that, if you can't cut something with a sword, all you gotta do is pound on it with another sword, so don't look down on me cause I'm not weak samurai! Plus, It's just our luck that we've got the tools for the job! HAHAH! I am untouchable!"
All you do is nod your head in response to what he was saying, all the while, trying your best not to laugh. You tighten your hold on the sword, preparing yourself to be attacked by the demon... Only for it to do a one eighty and run the opposite direction.
"WHAT?!" You yell in bafflement, not comprehending that the demon would even try to run away. After all, the other spider demon you encountered didn't run, it just threw you. So you decide to run after it, harshly throwing the sword at it so that the sword stuck itself into the demons back.
"Are you running away on me samurai!? You and that demon better come back here damnit! I will win!" Inosuke yells, following the demon when you start running after it.
"Win what?! And my name is Y/N!"
"I'm stronger than you, and I'll prove just that!"
"Were not competing Inos-" You stop once you realize that you don't actually know where the demon went.
"Whatever! Where the hell did that abomination go off to anyway!?"
"I don't know..." You reply, stopping when you feel Inosuke bump into you and fall on his knees. You looked at him, worried since you got to see just how severe his wounds were.
"Inosuke... Are you okay?"
"It's just a scratch, it doesn't hurt at all! It doesn't hurt and it's not a problem!"
You stay quiet as he stands up, but you note that even though he gave you that answer, it seemed like he was convincing himself of that. You would have to try and bandage up his wounds after the both of you killed the demon.
"I've had enough of this, it's time for us to sniff him out for good."
"Agreed." Was all you said, watching as Inosuke does his weird sniff growl thing, that was until you heard a clank and saw the sword that you had thrown into the demon. Wait, he wasn't in the tree was he? Was that demon for real?
"So there you are! You dumb playing bafoon! How high did you climb?! Bastard! You're gonna force me to try and use my head again huh?! I don't think so! I-"
"Shut up." Was all you said as you watched the demon, slowly picking up the dropped sword while you were at it. You were hearing some sort of sound emit from the demon, you didn't like it.
"Huh!? What did you say to me?! He's trembling with fear and dread at the mere sight of us so what's the big deal huh!"
"Shut up! Listen." You repeat, louder this time as you continue to watch the demon, not happy that it looks like it isn't trembling with fear, more like it's convolsing or even shedding. It sounded like sandpaper grating against a rock.
"What on Gods green earth?" You mumble to yourself, slowly backing away and still keeping an eye on the demon. It screeches and the skin falls off, letting out a much shinier and bigger version of him. It really did shed, how inconvenient.
"What the hell?! Did it just shed it's skin?!"
"Yep... That's what it looks like."
And now, the new and improved demon jumps down from the tree, landing directly in front of the two of you and you have no clue what to do. You can feel Inosuke shaking next to you and you were probably shaking as well. But when you notice that Inosuke dropped his hand that was holding his sword up, you felt like you had to do everything in your power to make sure he would be okay.
"I'm gonna die... This is the end."
"No."
Inosuke looks at you, not understanding why you suddenly said that.
"Inosuke... You are not gonna die!"
He just stares at you, not liking that you seem to be someone who cares about him. Why? He's barely known you, yet you almost acted like you cared about him.
"Well then... No way am I gonna lose to you samurai! My name is Inosuke Hashibira, of the demon slayer corp!"
"Hell yeah!" You yell, hyping him up. You stood your ground, pointing the sword that he lended you towards the demon alongside him.
"Give me the worst you've got you dirt bag!"
As excited as you were for him, you weren't sure he should have said that, especially since now he was flying through the air and hitting trees from one swing from the demon.
"Inosuke!" You yell, dodging a punch but still being affected by the wind and flying back with him.
When you do land, you run to dodge another attack. Inosuke on the other hand, uses his sword to cut it's neck, only for the sword to snap.
You try to catch Inosuke before he falls but the demon punches your stomach, making you hit a tree and cracking the base of it. You groan in pain, watching the demon grab Inosuke by the head. It's so strange, you don't remember the last time you had been so mad at something that didn't even care about you.
"I'll make sure you can never hurt my family again!" The demon growls out to Inosuke when he thrusts his sword in the demons chest as a last attempt. The demon immediately screeches when you suddenly appear, using the sword in your hand to get the demons throat. You only get it halfway through before it stopped, but you could care less, as long as you hurt him, it was okay.
"I'll make sure you never live again." You reply in a dark voice, actually scaring the demon as you put your feet on his shoulders and apply more pressure to it's neck. The demon drops Inosuke, grabbing your body instead in hopes to stop you. Unfortunately your hands were slipping and the demon was slowly but surely pulling you off, you almost sliced his entire neck off before the demon finally threw you, hitting a tree once again.
"Inosuke." You groan as the demon gets too close to him, and you can't move because of the hit you just took to your back. This wasn't fair... You didn't want him to die and you couldn't help him. You already knew you were internally bleeding and you probably had bruises everywhere.
"God... Please don't let him die." Was all you could pray out, trying to crawl your way over to him even though you knew you couldn't help. You would need someone to actually help you stand up to be of any use.
Oh... The demon suddenly doesn't have an arm. Good thing someone was faster than you, it seemed like. You look at the man who had suddenly showed up out of nowhere and silently analyze him, he seemed to be just some calm dude with a mismatched haori. He also seemed to be a demon slayer, and clearly, much stronger than the demon.
You saw the demon run to the man one moment and the next, the demon was cut from the neck, forearms, legs, and waist. How did that happen so quickly? You were fast but not that fast, at least you don't think so.
"Are you okay?" You ask, gaining Inosuke's attention as you try to stand up next to him, all tired and annoyed with life at the moment.
"Yeah..."
"Do you know that man?"
"No... Not at all."
So the two of you just stare at him, admiration apparent as he puts his sword in it's holster before looking back at the two of you with a rather blank stare. Finally you can stand up, a grunt escaping your voice since your back sucked right now.
"Thank you Sir, for helping us." You start, bowing your head in respect and unfortunately being far too weak to do so as you actually fall face first onto the ground... That was embarrassing.
"Ow." You mumble as you weakly push yourself back up with your hands and sit on your knees before using Inosuke's body to stand up again, which, probably wasn't a good thing.
The man nods his head in your direction, seemingly acknowledging your bow before just turning around and walking off.
"Hold on a second! Fight me Mr. Mismatched outfit! You beat a member of the twelve Kizuki! And now, right here, I'm gonna beat you! If I can manage that, that'll make me the most powerful of all!"
Wow... So he just wants to fight everyone new that he meets huh?
"... Twelve Kizuki? And stop that, he saved us. You can't fight him because you want to." You hoarsely state, lightly smacking his hand in an attempt to scold the wild boar but still keeping in account that he was severely injured.
"I have a better idea, go train more."
That's... kinda harsh and his voice sounded soft and stern at the same time. It almost scared you. But also, when are they supposed to train? Their all in the middle of some strange demon mountain attack.
"What'd you say to me!?"
"That wasn't one of the twelve Kizuki, could you not even tell that?" The man blatantly ask, slowly pulling out a bunch of rope from his haori... Why... Why did this dude have so much rope?
"Of course I could tell! For your information, it was Tanjiro who was saying it was one of them! I was just repeating what he said to me earlier! I know that amateur couldn't have been one of those guys."
"So you're blaming Tanjiro now?" You asks with a judgemental stare as you grab the sword that Inosuke lended to you. Your body hurt so much, but you weren't yet willing to give up. You wanted to make sure both Zenitsu and Tanjiro were okay, along with anyone else that needed help.
Wait... When did that dude tie up Inosuke to the tree?
"Hey, don't do that to me! Get back here!" He yells at the mismatched guy, trying to break free from the rope.
"If you are not aware of the state that you're body is in, then you shouldn't be fighting at all."
"What type of bull crap is that!?"
"He's right though, are you good?" You ask Inosuke, looking up at him as you start to see him thrash around.
"Stop asking me stuff like that! You're not any better! You got purple lines all over your body and you got thrown around a lot!"
"What are you talking about? I'm not hurt... Oh." You look down on your arms and hands to see the blue and slightly purple bruised lines you had on your arms with small scratches here and there. That was probably from when the demon spider got you stuck in the web and tightened them too tight. That meant you probably had them everywhere, and you had definitely destroyed the inside of your body.
Suddenly you feel two arms grabbing your midsection and you couldn't tell whether you liked it or not.
"Um sir, what are you doing?"
"I'm tying you up as well."
"Hold on, I can still help." You comment, trying to get out of his grasp even though you knew the man was right.
"No you can't, you are too injured to do anything."
"Yes I can, wait, let me go! What'll happen anyway? Why don't I have a say in what happens to me?"
You were kind of a hypocrite weren't you?
"I will not let you go or do anything of the sort, you will wait here until the Kakashi come by to assis-"
"No, no, no, nope, I don't want to be tied up! I can still help!" You keep protesting as you feel some rope replace where his hands were. That was until you slipped under it, falling and catching yourself before hitting the floor and pushing off with your hands under him.
"What the?" Was all he could say as he looked at the extra rope he had and then you running off with the sword. Absolute parkour master, a bit too calm for that title but oh well.
"Hey you idiot samurai! Come back! Don't leave me here!" Inosuke yells, growling and trying his best to get out of the wraps
"Sorry! I'll come back!" You breathlessly yell, running away since you knew you still needed to make sure that Zenitsu was okay, and Tanjiro. You haven't seen him all night. You would be so frustrated if they had died and you weren't there to at least try to help them. You guess you took this favor a bit too seriously from the old lady, at least you had a sword to use.
"A samurai?" The man asks the boar covered demon slayer as he looks to where you ran off.
"Yeah, they're a really cool samurai too! A luck samurai! Definitely stronger than you!"
Giyu already knew that wasn't the case, even so, he was slightly intrigued. Why were you here and what was with the boar dude calling you lucky? He let his guard down and you somehow escaped, however tracking you wouldn't be all that hard since you were slow, probably from the injuries.
"Luck samurai huh?" Giyu comments as he picks up the rope and walks off, following the direction that you ran into, not in any hurry though.
"WHAT'D YOU SAY?!"
"I said whatever."
"HUH!? I CAN'T HERE YOU! YOUR VOICE IS TOO SOFT AND YOU'RE WALKING TOO FAST!! I SAID HOLD YOUR HORSES! UNTIE THESE ROPES RIGHT NOW!! GET! ME!! DOWN!!!"
...
"Agh!" You yell out, grabbing your shoulder in pain as you run into someone who was running in the opposite direction. You didn't realize that your shoulder was bleeding.
Nor did you realize that you bumped into a demon who was carrying her own head, crying and trying to run away from someone, or something.
"Hey, wait just a moment." You call the demon, grabbing onto her head and pulling it out of the hands of the decapitated body.
"Wait! Please spare me! I beg you! I have to make my brother proud!"
You almost gave in from the sudden begging since it was something you weren't expecting, however if she was really dangerous, you have a feeling she would have killed you.
"It's okay, I won't kill you... Just tell me something and I'll let you go."
"... Okay."
"Have you seen a boy with a checkered haori and a scar on his forehead?"
She hesitated, already knowing that this kind person might die if they stumbled upon her brother, but she might aloo die if she didn't answer... It's too bad, she feared her brother more.
"Where I was running from, that's where you'll find him."
"Got it." Was all you said as you grabbed the head and set it on its body the right way.
"Thank you."
You just nodded your head towards the woman, however there was something so strange about the fact that she was just running away, as if she was scared in some way.
As quickly as you can be while also being quiet is how fast you were going, following the voices of two people, one of them you recognized was Tanjiro but you didn't know who the other one was. Guess you were about to find out.
"It's alright."
Well clearly it's not, though you don't know what the two are talking about just yet. And why does the demon sound so calm and almost kind, it was unnerving.
"You don't need to worry, I'm stronger than you. I will create a bond with her, one made out of terror. She'll know what happens when I'm defied."
Makes sense, people make bonds like that all the time, but it never a happy bond as far as you know. Slowly, you walk out into the clearing, quiet enough that both Tanjiro and the demon hadn't noticed you just yet. If you could get close enough behind the demon, you could behead him without being seen.
"I've had enough of you spouting this nonsense! Using fear to keep someone shackled to you isn't the bond of a family! And until you are able to figure that out, you'll never get what it is that you desire!" Tanjiro yells, pointing his broken sword at the demon before he notices you and has to restrain from reacting.
"So irritating, would you mind not shouting?"
'Wow, what a snobby demon' you thought.
"It's clear we don't agree."
"I'll never hand Nezuko to you."
"Very well, I'll just kill you."
"Not if I manage to cut your head off first."
"Now that's the spirit, I would love to see you try it. Let's see if you can take down a being like me, one of the twelve Kizuki."
Tanjiro tightens the grip on his sword, scared but still trying to stay as strong as possible. He watched you, nervous about your injuries and trying his best not to let any hints to the demon that you were behind him, hopefully you were strong enough to defeat a demon like that.
You on the other hand weren't really ready to fight one of the twelve Kizuki, you had just heard about them like ten minutes agoand not any time before. Just how strong were they?
"That stealy look in your eyes, I don't like it-"
"Well he's only got one pair of eyes doesn't he?" You ask out loud, immediately realizing your mistake and slamming the sword you had into the demons neck before he could let out some strange thread from his fingers. The face he made when he turned around was gross, as if he was disgusted with the fact that you thought you could kill him.
The sword went about halfway through his neck and it was quite annoying, it was like the neck had cheat codes to physics. Damn... You really thought you were about to get a stealth kill. You talk out loud way too much when you shouldn't. You cleared your throat, looking at Tanjiro and clearly feeling embarrassed before you look at the demon before you. Tanjiro was ready at any moment to run up and help, but he wasn't afraid to admit that he was kinda scared.
"Just... Who do you think you are? This has nothing to do with you so answer me, who are you?"
"Sorry to offend you... I'm not any one of consequence though." You state, still in a rather strange position. You had dodged the threads that he had thrown on you so you were in a weird sort of leaning back lunge, still holding onto the sword.
"I asked you a question, who are you?!"
"... Y/N... I am a samurai."
"... Samurai? I've never heard of such a thing. The audacity you have to lie to me, you're a demon slayer are you not?"
"Nope, just a samurai."
"What are you and this demon slayer plotting?"
"Well, good sir... To kill you I believe." You comment again with a small smile, almost immediately regretting it when he looks at you as if you were a threat to his democracy... Well communism would be a better was to describe it.
"Yeah? Don't tell me that you think you'll be able to defeat me?!"
The demon hits you in the stomach, hard enough that you fly back into a tree for like the third time, your poor back. However you took the sword with you so that was good for later. Next thing you know, strings are moving and Nezuko is flying. Is that Nezuko? It would make sense since you could tell that she was also a demon and Tanjiro's box was gone.
"That's annoying." You groan out, dodging the strings before landing onto the ground next to Tanjiro.
"Nezuko!" Tanjiro yells, watching as his sister lands in the other demons hands.
"Then it's settled, I'll be taking her. You understand your role now. You give her to me and disappear, the so called samurai has no role but to die, what a waste."
"Nothing is settled, she's staying with her brother." You remark, holding onto your sword and tensing up. This would definitely be difficult and you were already really tired from the previous fights and injuries. It would be a miracle if you could actually do anything.
"Damn it." Tanjiro whispers, his arms shaking as if he was scared, but it wasn't fear, it was anger, you would even go as far as to say rage.
"Calm down, you've been fighting a lot and you're injured."
"Calm down... Why do I need to calm down?"
"Because, I'm your good luck samurai so you don't have to worry as much. I'll make sure you and Nezuko don't die." You respond, pointing to yourself with a small smile. Tanjiro just looks at you for a moment, still frustrated at what was going on. He felt almost touched by your words but there was no way he wasn't going to worry as much.
"Okay."
"Good, le-"
"Let her go!" Tanjiro interrupts you, trying to get close to the demon. Since his sword was broken, it was going to be harder, however you're pretty sure that you can withstand the threads if you needed to since the big spider demon couldn't cut you with them before.
"Okay then.. Let her go!" You yell as loud as Tanjiro had before joining him.
"Did I not tell you that I'd spare your life in return for your obedience? In fact, I'll spare both you and the samurai if that's better."
"I'll spare my own life thank you very much! Nezuko, fight back with us!" You yell towards her, having a suspicious feeling that you and Tanjiro weren't going to get anywhere close to the demon at this rate. Nezuko almost immediately scratches the other's face and you found a way to get closer since it shocked him for a moment.
You get close enough to land another hit on his throat, this time only cutting the skin before you have to jump over an attack and go back. Wait, where the hell did Nezuko go? She was literally just there. You look up when you see some blood fall from higher up and when you do, you see Nezuko tied up by the threads, almost in the same situation that you were in with the man spider demon from before. You growled when you looked back at the demon, the threads didn't cut you before but it was cutting through her, it was probably really painful for her.
"Quiet down, this won't be enough to kill her, she's a demon. But it does appear that I'll have to teach her a lesson, I'm going to let her bleed for a while, if she can't learn to be obedient, I'll just leave her till daybreak, and then let her-" You stop the monologuing by throwing the sword, somehow, by some sort of luck, impaling it directly in his arm. Sooner or later he was just gonna kill you from how pissed off you were making him.
"How dare you?" The demon growled at you, pulling the sword out and throwing it on the ground beneath him. Damn, you shouldn't have thrown it, cause now you didn't have a weapon.
"I won't allow it! Let her go!!"
"Please, what idiotic people you are, so-"
"You like to hear yourself talk huh? As far as I'm concerned I could care less what you feel or what you're family problems are." You respond, frustrated at this demon already as you try to grab your sword so you could cut him but having to dodge more attacks. Tanjiro keeps running, slipping when the threads hit the ground around him. You on the other hand grab onto a cut down tree trunk, which was annoyingly heavy. You kinda feel bad for using Tanjiro as a sudden decoy but oh well.
"Now-" The demon starts, only to be stopped by a literal tree trunk hitting the back of his head. He groaned and quickly turned around to get a sword to his neck, going through until half way once again. Why couldn't you cut through this guys neck?! You were so persistent it was making him angry. You couldn't even let him talk.
"Stop it! You're so annoying! I can kill you y'know that?" He yells, throwing his threads around you only for you to dodge.
"Yeah, I suspected." You reply, trying to keep a straight face since you knew damn well that you were ruffling his feathers.
"Hm... I may be mistaken here, but the two of you think that if you actually get close enough, you can chop my head off completely don't you?
You watch as the demon approaches Tanjiro, you stepping right next to him so that you could protect him just in case, after all, he was bleeding a lot.
"Well... Then here, give it a shot."
And with that permission from the demon, both you and Tanjiro swing at the same time, having to fight two on one and still get your asses beat somehow. You get kicked to the floor and for a moment you can't actually get up.
Tanjiro finally gets a hit on the demon's neck, somehow not being able to cut through. That scared him, why didn't it cut through? Yours was able to cut through the skin at least. His attack didn't even do any damage. That's when the demon knees Tanjiro in the stomach and quite frankly, you wanted this demon to just croak and die already.
"Didn't I tell you, you have no chance against me, the both of-" Once again you interrupted him, actually grabbing his midsection before pulling him off the ground and slamming his head down in the dirt. It was so quick that he couldn't react and it was oh so inconvenient.
"QUIT IT! I'LL KILL YOU!" He screams out, flipping over and sending a bunch of spider web like threads your way.
"Y/N!" Tanjiro yells, suddenly scared that you might die from the hands of that demon, then he would really be angry. You couldn't dodge the attack so for a split second, you were actually just going to accept your fate. However, as luck would have it, apparently your skin is rough enough from training that it actually broke the web as soon as it touched you, shattered it into a bunch of different pieces.
"... Ow, that hurt."
The demon, Tanjiro and Nezuko were all surprised to see this. It was probably because it wasn't the same as the actual webs that were holding Nezuko but it looked like you had just taken it unaffected. How strong were you that an attack like that didn't kill you?
"... What type of witchcraft is this?" The demon mumbled, looking frazzled before vigorously shaking his head and making another web to hit you again. You didn't stay for that one though, you immediately moved out of the way whether you would break it or not.
"Ah... You're stronger than most, I'll give you credit for that... However, it won't help you defeat me."
"Um... What do you mean by that?" You ask the demon, gaining a small but evil smile from him.
"Well, just imagine how much stronger you could be, if you became a demon?"
Tanjiro couldn't believe his ears, He recruiting you. Oh no. You were definitely strong but there was no way that you would accept that right?
"Wait, you can become a demon? So you guys aren't naturally reoccurring, you're all just human hybrids?"
"... Sure... But that's not the point. Join me, become a demon with the twelve Kizuki and Lord Muzan. He'll be happy to have someone as strong as you become a demon."
Lord Muzan, the hell was that? Not someone you knew that's for sure.
"Absolutely not."
"Are you really sure? If you-"
"Shut up, I said no."
"Pardon?"
"No. N, O, bro. Be quiet, I don't want to hear your pale face trying to offer my humanity away. I'm fine right here."
"The audacity! You're vulgar insulting will get you killed!!" And with that you dodge just a few more attacks, grabbing a rock after you flip away and just throw it at him, hitting his chest. You don't know why you do the things you do to annoy others, after all, it's exhausting sometimes.
"Are you okay?" You quietly ask Tanjiro as you help him stand, completely ignoring the monologue that the demon was having about how strong his neck and threads were, however he was still looking at you, almost concerned that you were even near. You were a threat.
"Yeah..."
You watch as Nezuko starts straining from the webs and you quickly shake your head, quietly trying to tell her that that's a bad idea, cause there's a demon there that plans on kidnapping her.
"You're noisy, if you don't quiet down," He starts, tightening the threads around Nezuko before you throw another rock at him, doing literally nothing. He glares at you, clearly done with your bullshit, not like that's gonna stop him from punishing Nezuko.
Nezuko screams and all you want to do is find some way to help her, but your feet won't allow you to move at the moment.
"No! Stop that!" Tanjiro yells as he stands up.
"As of today, I'm her elder brother and I command that she cease that noise."
You lightly placed your hand on Tanjiro's shoulder in hopes to calm him down since he was seething with anger, however, you still had to be an ass and poke the bear did you not?
"You mean as of tonight? Y'know... Cause it's not morning and... You're a demon?"
He looks at you with a disgusted expression and you just have to laugh inside so that you don't die because for some reason, you really like screwing around with this demon.
"Come on." You mumble to Tanjiro, standing up with your sword after patting his shoulder. You were just as ready to fight and end this because clearly, you were already done, especially after he harmed Nezuko.
You and Tanjiro start fighting again, tired but angry enough that you both could still fight. You were kinda tired of this demon and you were sure that Tanjiro just wanted his sister back. Tanjiro actually cut the threads at one point and it made you think that there was actually a chance. Did he have some sort of water decoration with is attack too? Nice!
"Cool! Can I try!" You yell out, wanting to do the same.
"Yeah?!"
Quickly you run up to a couple of them, spinning around and trying to copy Tanjiro's breathing style before succeeding in cutting the threads. You may have still fallen on your face almost immediately after but you smiled in triumph nonetheless
"Aw, you two don't think these threads are at maximum strength do you?"
Oh no, what did he mean by that, and why were his hands getting red?!
Before you can even make a snarky remark or some sort of response, he makes some sort of enclosed red web around you and Tanjiro, it felt stronger than the rest and you weren't sure if either of you could survive this one.
"You two can die now, I have no use for you anymore, farewell."
There was nowhere for you to go. As soon as the threads started to touch you, they immediately broke skin, shredding your hands and arms that you had put in front of you to try and slow it down. Thank goodness Tanjiro found a way out somehow, cause it now looked like he had some sort of fire decoration. You'd have to figure out where he bought it from.
"Hahaha!" You laugh as you start jumping through the threads, being extra careful since these red ones could actually cut you. You could definitely feel the adrenaline of the fight going through you and you hoped that it stayed, at least until the fight is over. You focus on your breathing as much as possible, not being able to do anything that looked like cool fire or water but keeping up which was good. You were even able to cut a few of those threads with the sword, making you feel almost accomplished.
"Tanjiro, there's an opening!" You yell, being able to slide behind the demon, evading the threads and the sudden fire explosion that Nezuko make even though she was still stuck.
You flip around, pushing your sword on the opposite side of where Tanjiro's was. This was good, this meant that he couldn't escape.
"THE BOND BETWEEN NEZUKO AND I CANNOT BE SEVERED! NOT BY ANYONE!!"
You push as hard as you can, helping Tanjiro to finally cut off the demons head. The head drops back, going directly behind you and it's only when Tanjiro falls to the ground that you actually move, slowly looking around in post, I'm 'bout to die energy.
"Tanjiro... Are you okay?" You ask him, not daring to take a step yet since you would probably fall face first to the ground like before.
"Y-yeah." He mumbles, trying to stand back up.
When you do finally take a step, it's because Nezuko was starting to fall and running to go grab her was probably not the best idea. Especially since when you caught her, you immediately fell on your knees and heard a loud crack. Ow. What bone was that?
"Nezuko, we won, we did it!" He yells, trying to crawl his way over. You look down at Nezuko to see her breathing which meant that she was still alive, so you put her down and scooted yourself closer to Tanjiro to try and grab his hand.
Oh. Shit. Lord have mercy on your soul cause there was no damn way. You watched as the demons body slowly stood up and you didn't know what to do. You cut his head off with Tanjiro, so how was he even alive? You grab onto Tanjiro's hand, trying to drag him but even with your sitting position, you were too weak to move him fast enough. Not only that, Tanjiro could smell immediately when the demon stood up, the scent of blood getting stronger and not smelling like ash in any way.
"You two thought you defeated me, how sad for you. Did your delusion bring your a brief moment of joy? I cut my head off myself using my own threads before you two were able to do the job yourselves."
You were suddenly so heartbroken, right after being so happy that you survived with them. Now this was round two wasn't it? There was no way any of you would survive.
"Enough struggling, I'll kill both you, the samurai and your sister. I haven't been this incensed in a long time."
No, you weren't going to let that happen, even if you died in the process. You weren't going to let Tanjiro or Nezuko die. Though you couldn't deny that you felt terrible dragging Tanjiro farther away from the demon like some frightened prey. Tanjiro could barely get himself to crawl because of how tired he was.
"I wonder why you weren't burned to cinders in that explosion earlier? Me and my threads were the only thing set ablaze and I don't know if it relates to your sisters power. It has enraged me all the same."
"You're just sulking like a child, it's not like we killed you." You growl at the demon with a bit of sarcasm added. You don't know if this is a second wind that you felt like you could still move or if it's just luck, but you were as mad as him. You wanted that demon dead.
"I will carve you up without regret! Blood demon art, murderous eye basket!"
Eye basket? What type of blood demon art would be called that? And why was it even called blood demon art? Gross.
A whole bunch of the red threads pop up from under the ground, surrounding both you and Tanjiro and already you were committed to make sure Tanjiro wouldn't die. Maybe other demon slayers would come and help if you could stall this, you were able to do it before even though it put tiny cuts all over your hands.
"You'll get tired." You seeth, glaring at the demon with an intensity you didn't even know you had. You had to mentally prepare yourself for the pain you would feel, if no one came while you were holding off the threads, it would be able to actually cut through your body over time.
Right as you got hit by some of the strings, you almost yelled in pain. Though you were actually stopping it and the demon had to add even more pressure to push you down, you were bleeding from all the tiny cuts you gained from them. You cried out, frustrated that you weren't willing because at this rate, your hands were going to be ruined. All you could really do is put your body over Tanjiro's and pray that he and his sister would survive this.
Speaking of the devil, this is the second time you've prayed and the same guy showed up.
That guy just cut up all those webs at once. Now you owed him twice for saving your life, and you were jealous.
"Tanjiro... Somebody's here."
"Is it Zenitsu?"
"No... I don't know who he is." You reply with a saddened voice. You knew you should be happy but you didn't understand why you felt like crying. Maybe from relief, you don't know.
"You two did a good job holding out until I got back. Leave the rest to me."
You don't care to watch how he defeats this demon, you don't want to know, you never want to see the face of that demon again. Nor did you care about all the insults that he was throwing out about everyone being insects.
"Blood demon art, spiraling rotation!"
"Total concentration, eleventh form, dead calm."
"Eleventh form!?" Tanjiro yells out, apparently surprised by that even though it didn't mean anything to you. And just like that, an attack is evaded by the quiet man with no hesitation. Cutting off the head of the demon like it was nothing.
Slowly you stand up, holding out your hand so that Tanjiro could as well. You walk over to where Nezuko was, only to collapse and just lay there. Tanjiro does the exact same thing, holding his sister and then placing his hand on your back in a show of thankfulness.
"You're bleeding a lot." Tanjiro comments, looking at you with some worry. He wasn't sure what to do, especially now that you looked at least ten times worse from when the fight first started.
"Don't worry." Was all you said, watching the demons body walk towards the two of you before finally falling. You would be fine, you were sure, plus, you felt so numb that the pain wasn't getting to you. You probably damaged your senses when it comes to feeling things because you're pretty sure you can't even feel anything at all.
For some reason, when the body hits the ground, you feel a sudden feeling of dread in your heart. You don't know how to explain it because you should be happy that the demon was dead, and you were, but maybe because you felt pity for him. It was almost like you could see a small part of yourself in him and the way he acted. Maybe he thought that fear was the best way to keep people around him because no one else would stay with him. Who knows.
"I hope... That he had a good family when he was still a human." You mumble, getting Tanjiro's attention with what you said. The way you said it, was small and simple but meant so much, especially for a demon like that. You wished him well, even though he was your enemy and had no hesitation in trying to kill you. Tanjiro felt admiration for you, that and the fact that he could smell a scent of sadness coming from the demon, so Tanjiro understood.
He gently placed his hand on the bodies back and you watched, it was a kind gesture and you felt that maybe it would comfort the demon through death, even if he logically didn't deserve. You looked at his head, watching most of it already disintegrate and you sighed, at least it was over now.
Then Mr stoic and quiet guy had to come and ruin it, stepping on the clothes that the former demon was wearing when he was alive. You just sit up on your knees grabbing your sword and being careful to move since your entire body was damaged in some way.
"Don't waste your sympathy, it was a demon. The fact that it looked like a child makes no difference. It lived for decades, terrorizing our people." The man explains, still making you feel uneasy that he had to step on the clothes.
"If it's for the sake of avenging those who were killed, to make sure there are no more victims, I won't hesitate to bring down my blade on any demon's neck. But when it comes to those who felt despair and regret from their actions they took as a demon, I will never disrespect them!"
You lightly pat Tanjiro's back, hoping to calm him down since he started yelling. This must have been very important to him, as it was also kind of important to you. You would have cared more about it if you didn't feel so lightheaded and almost drunk.
"Because at one time or another, they were human, no different from me. So please don't step on his remains!"
You watch in-between Tanjiro and the man, barely paying attention to the staring contest they were having when you heard something move in the bushes. You turned to look and you saw nothing and you can't tell if the sound is in your head or real.
"There not hideous monsters at all, instead demons are hopeless creatures. Tragic creatures."
It's quiet for a moment and then you here it again, not liking it one bit as you wait some more. You wanted whatever you were hearing to leave or to come out already. As long as you weren't going crazy, you think you'll be fine. Nothing is said between anyone for quite some time, then you spoke because you felt uncomfortable with everything at the moment.
"Listen." You mumble, breaking the tension as the two stay quiet and keep their guard up. You wait and mere seconds later, a woman jumps out of the bushes to attack. You don't know who the target it but you hit your sword against hers, standing up way too fast for your own good when you suddenly feel like you might throw up. It seems that you were right about the noise and the man seemed to know that too, or maybe he knew who the woman was.
"Oh my." The woman comments, quickly flipping around and landing on her feet. You didn't know if she was expecting this or not but hopefully she wasn't mad. Oh wait, that was the woman who helped you with the poisoning earlier.
She went to attack again and you couldn't move fast enough, however it was good that the man was willing to help.
"Why would you get in my way Tomioka? And after you told me we could never be friends with demons."
Ah, that was the man's name, well now you knew.
"I have to say, this kind of thing, is exactly why no one likes you."
You look at the woman for a bit before looking at the man. He didn't look like no one liked him, he probably had a friend or maybe a lover, or at least some sort of parental figure in his life, if not now, at some point in his life right?
"Now then Tomioka, would you please move?" The woman starts, aiming her sword in the general area of where you were, your sword also aiming her way even though it was clear she didn't see you as a threat.
"I don't... I don't think I'm disliked."
You almost laughed a bit which turned into a cough, completely surprised that he was actually worried about that. That and the fact that someone should have told him he was disliked if no one liked him.
"Oh dear, I do apologize. You're only just hearing about this now then? I'm sorry, I didn't mean for you to find out this way."
There was another amount of silence that was laughable. Maybe it was because you were delirious that this conversation seemed funny to you, however it was definitely odd that's for sure.
"Boy?"
"Yes ma'am?!" Tanjiro replies, feeling on edge with the conversation that was taking place.
"What you're protecting there is actually a demon, so please move away before you get hurt."
You glare at the woman and back up, ready to protect the two still, even if your body disagreed with you. Now you completely understand why Zenitsu ran into the mountain for Nezuko, she's precious and helps as much as she can and you also want to make sure Tanjiro is okay because they've both worked so hard to survive.
"No, you're mistaken! Well, you're not mistaken, but she's my little sister, and that's why-"
"Oh my, is that really true?" The woman starts, covering her mouth and probably feeling bad for the predicament that he and his sister were in. Though you still weren't sure that you entirely trusted her... She would make a nice acquaintance.
"You poor thing. In that case, so she won't suffer, I'll use a gentle toxin in order to kill her."
She'll what?! Kinda crazy much?! And she didn't even stutter at all! What the hell?!
"Wait a moment." The woman adds on, looking at you with a strange glare before snapping your fingers.
"I helped you earlier tonight when you got poisoned, didn't I tell you to stay put so that you could rest? So how come you're here and far more injured than before? It's not good for your health and you aren't a demon slayer either right? So what's your connection with this?"
"I'm sure I also insisted on the same thing, you are too injured." Tomioka adds on just because he can, him and his annoyingly stoic self. You don't answer for a while, trying to clear the fog that was clogging your thought process. What was even worse though was that as soon as you tried to speak, a sudden gush of blood came out from your mouth and the next thing you know, you're choking and coughing on blood, probably from the internal bleeding. How embarrassing.
"... Y/N." Was all that Tanjiro could speak out, suddenly feeling guilty as he watches you throw up blood before you finally cough it all up and just try your best to breathe. He feels bad that you're this injured just by helping protect him and his sister, you really are good luck for them but he also wanted you to be okay.
"Oh no, that's not good at all. At this rate, you're recovery time will increase dramatically if you don't rest and you could actually die. I've never seen someone so beat up and somehow still standing, it's really okay to rest y'know? It's not good to lie to yourself and your body."
"Can you move at all? Even if it's difficult you need to go, take your sister and run." Tomioka states, not moving in the slightest since it seemed that Tomioka was preventing the other lady from attacking.
"Tomioka, thank you. I appreciate this!"
You look at Tanjiro for a moment, giving him a small nod since you decided that you would catch up with them soon. Hopefully you weren't going to croak and die because you felt like you could barely stand, let alone hold your sword up.
"Did you... Just break the rules of the corp?" She asks Tomioka, smiling even though it was clearly fake with the question. You don't move but instead hold your ground, you know that if she were to attack Tomioka, you were too weak to do anything and if she attacked you, you were probably dead.
"That's not good Tomioka and... Y/N? That's what the boy called you right? Really, I insist that you rest. My name is Kocho Shinobu, the insect Hashira... Do you know what a Hashira is?"
You just stare at the woman for quite some time, thinking that it's strange that she introduced herself again to you when she did it before. You just shake your head in response since you didn't want to speak all that much.
"I see, well in the demon slayer corp there are rankings, a Hashira is the highest rank for a demon slayer. The reason why we get higher in ranks is because we kill more demons, which in turn saves more lives. That's how you know someone has worked hard to protect others. So I'm sure you understand why I said that I would kill the boys sister. Because sooner or later, she will eat someone, so even though you're not a demon slayer, you should also not protect her."
You look at the woman with the same dull stare, not moving because of how dizzy you feel. Even Tomioka is a little worried about you being all broken and bloodied right next to him. If you had just let him tie you, you would have been a whole lot better off. You were just lucky that you had survived this long.
"I appreciate... That you helped me... But... I don't trust you."
"That's... Understandable actually." She smiles, moving her sword down to her side so that you weren't scared.
"I won't hold that against you. However, even if you protect her, we will still kill her. If not me, someone else. That's just the way we are in the demon slayer corp. Or the way we're supposed to be at least." She states, adding the last part specifically for Tomioka. But she smiles at you, seemingly amused by you and your choice of words. It seemed gentle, even though you couldn't tell if it was real or not.
You slowly nodded your head before deciding that it was time to move, turning around and running in the direction that Tanjiro and Nezuko went. You were good at running long periods of time and really fast when you weren't bleeding out of every orphisis of your body. But you were so you were definitely struggling right now.
Suddenly you trip and by some miracle, you land in a neatly placed pile of leaves, so thick that it didn't even feel like you hit the ground. So when you stand up, you feel a bit better, especially when you spot Tanjiro running with Nezuko still in his arms. You never really believed that you were such a a lucky person like everyone else believed you to be, but somehow things are going better than they should. You should have died at least five times over now, and the fact that you're more hyper aware of that is helping you be more cautious.
You immediately stop running when you see a shadow pass over you and when you look up, you see, well, basically a mini version of Shinobu, it was almost infuriating. She was really telling the truth when she said sooner or later they would kill Nezuko. How annoying. Well, not as long as you were alive.
"Tanjiro! Look out!" You yell, jumping down from a ledge that you were nearing that let you drop down to the same level that he was in, only to land wrong on your feet and fall to the ground with a thud. Tanjiro looked at you, only having a few seconds to react which didn't do him any good anyway. The girl jumped onto his back, getting him to drop his sister and fall into the ground.
The girl was quick, jumping off of Tanjiro's back to get to his sister, before he grabbed her haori and pulled her back away.
"Get out of here Nezuko! Run away as fast as you can! Don't get caught no matter what, hurry!"
You barely stood up from your fall, probably crying from how much pain your were feeling before. That was when you saw the girl kick Tanjiro on the top of his head to knock him out. As she jumped off of him, you immediately ran in the direction that Nezuko went, after all, she wasn't going to kill Tanjiro since they were both demon slayers.
You catch up to Nezuko, possibly scaring her since Tanjiro did tell her not to get caught. So you just follow her, watching Nezuko's back until the girl shows up. You and the girl's swords clash, surprising the girl since when she saw you yell to the boy and since you looked like you were in bad shape, she probably didn't think that you would help at all.
"I'm going to have to ask you to move." The girl states in a strangely monotone voice, like she didn't care whether you would listen or not.
"... Move? Nah... I will knock you out." You reply, glaring at the girl as you basically begin sword fighting with her, giving Nezuko enough time to get pretty far.
She tries to overpower you with the sword but it seems that you have better arm strength, so for her, kicking you is a much quicker option. Now you were behind and you weren't sure if you could even catch up, you felt like you might die on the spot.
When the girl raises her sword to kill Nezuko, she just shrinks all of a sudden, giving you just enough time to catch up and help defend. You and the girl keep fighting, you block her swings while she finds a way to kick or push you out of the way. If you weren't so injured, you would be able to keep up with her and fight easily, however you were in such pain, and you were so slow that you were just barely stopping her when she got close to Nezuko.
"CAW! CAW! ORDERS FROM THE MASTER!"
You see the girl suddenly jump back a few feet, noticing the crow that was flying around the three of them. Thank goodness because she had just backed you and Nezuko into a corner.
"TANJIRO, DRESSED IN A CHECKERED HAORI WITH A SCAR ON HIS FOREHEAD, NEZUKO, A DEMON GIRL WITH A BAMBOO MUZZLE, ARE TO BE TAKEN BACK TO HEADQUARTERS!"
You hear the crow but are too tired to raise your head to try to look at it, so instead you just look down at Nezuko since she's so much smaller than before. You weren't sure if you should talk to her in some way, or make sure she's okay, she looked okay.
"Are you Nezuko?" The girl asked, leaning down to be at the same eye level with her. Nezuko just nodded, not making any noise or movement other than that.
"Alright then, follow me." Was all she said as she started to walk off gaining a weird sound and a shake from Nezuko's head. Suddenly she walked closer to you and grabbed onto your leg since she was so small, and you wondered what she was trying to say. Maybe she wanted you to come with her, so you started to walk with her on your leg, following the other girl who was unbothered by it.
Soon, the three of you walk right back to where Tanjiro's body is, the box only a few steps away. The girl just stood while you slowly walked over to open the box.
"I assume you're with them?"
"... Yes, I am." You reply to the girl, waiting for something else to happen since you still haven't felt fully safe yet.
"Alright, you can come." Was all the girl said, walking off and not waiting for you to choose to follow or not. You looked between the box and then Nezuko who still hadn't gotten into it. You didn't want to just leave Tanjiro behind, however, you wouldn't be able to carry him even if you tried. You were too injured so you wouldn't be able to handle his weight, but you could handle Nezuko's in her box on your back.
"Nezuko... Do you mind... If I carry you?" You ask, pointing inside of the box since you would be the one carrying her on your back instead of her brother. She looked at you for a second before nodding and started fitting into the box, but not before lightly placing one of her hands on top of your head. You guess she wanted to give you a little head pat, or maybe she was saying thank you, you don't know.
Once she fully fits, you close the door of the box, struggling but succeeding to stand once you get the straps onto your back. You're pretty sure that after this, you'll probably retire from being a samurai ever again. However, you were definitely calming down from before, so you were feeling more pain but at least you could feel all of your limbs now. You follow the girl, walking down different paths before getting to an even bigger clearing with a bunch of people in fully covered black clothes with only their eyes showing. It was interesting and they seemed to be helping everyone that was injured.
"Stay here, they'll help you down the mountain." The girl comments with a small smile, politely bowing her head before walking away to go help with something else. Now it was just you and Nezuko in a box on your back. You stood for a moment, just watching all of the people move around before you actually decided to sit.
It was only then that you had noticed that you were basically back where you started, back in the place where the big spider was before. That meant the Zenitsu was probably around here somewhere but you couldn't bear to even stand up after you sat back down, you probably should have stayed standing. After a bit, a few of them come to you, immediately grabbing disinfectants and wraps for your cuts and some ice for your bruises from a box that kept it cool.
You even doze off a bit, every once in a while thanking the people that were helping you since you knew that they were pretty busy. When they take the box with Nezuko off of your back, you decide not to worry about it since they all seemed like nice people. One of them was even insisting on carrying you on some sort of bed that four people hold but you decide that you'll walk wherever they're going and rest when they get there. Since you could still stand, you didn't want them to carry you.
So off you all go into the early morning, the sun just now shining on an entire line of Kakashi and injured people that you're following. Unfortunately you were getting just a bit too far behind and it was rather annoying to keep up with them since your feet hurt so much. Apparently that's not too much of a problem when you got two Hashira that suddenly appear behind you. Guess they were taking their sweet time too.
"Oh, there you are. I would think that the others would have wrapped you up and kept you in one of the moving beds, why are you walking?"
You turn around to see both Shinobu and Tomioka behind you and once again, you find yourself not being able to speak for some time which made you feel embarrassed again.
"I wanted to walk... Because I still can."
"Oh dear, you only think that because of the adrenaline that's still going through your body. I can just tell by looking at you that you've broken your left kneecap, your right wrist and four ribs, there's also internal bleeding and much outward bruising. Not to mention all the cuts all over your body, your hands are severely cut up too."
You look at the woman, surprised even though it doesn't really show it in your face. Maybe you should have taken one of those beds, you just didn't like the idea of being carried when you could still walk.
"... Ah."
"... "Ah", That's all you can say? You're a strange one aren't you? Not that I mind since you seem to be pretty strong. What are you?"
"... I am a samurai."
"Really? How interesting. That makes a lot more sense as to why you're still walking, samurai are trained quite differently, trained to the death almost. So you have a lot of endurance with pain huh?"
You just nod your head, not really paying attention as you just walked along the path the Kakashi were using.
"Tomioka, would you do me a favor and carry Y/N? I genuinely think that this is a really close instance to death Y/N is experiencing with all of the blood loss."
"Alright." Tomioka responds, walking just a tad bit faster before gently grabbing your hand.
"Hm?" You feel him pick you up from under your shoulders and start to carry you. You were too weak to even try to move so it's not like you could do anything about it.
"Don't worry Y/N, I think that if you sleep at least a little on the way back, you'll feel better. Not only that, maybe you can help us with some questions we have. Is that alright with you?"
You look at Shinobu, nodding your head before closing your eyes from how exhausted you were. Guess that old lady was right about you gaining some clarity from this.
You weren't going to continue being a samurai, you weren't cut out for it if fighting demons was how the rest of you life was gonna be.
Based on @yu-huuuu incorrect demon slayer quote that they made. Thank you for allowing me to write this and sorry it took so long. I lied making this a lot, even though it's oh so so very long! Like thirty minutes long! I had so much fun though so I hope you enjoy.
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doumas-whore · 11 months
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Call it love.
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Synopsis: Tanjiro and Y/N have known each other for their entire lives by this point. They finally confess that they have shared feelings :•]
Vaguely inspired by Conan Gray’s Idle Town
Tanjiro x Reader || 600 words || Fluff || Modern AU || Third Person || No warnings ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶
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You sit upon your rooftop, your legs dangling off the edge. You observe the neighborhood kids playing, someone watering their lawn, and the general bustle of your somewhat lively block. You let your eyes wander over every bit of the scenery. You look at these people you’ve known your whole life, but in your heart there’s a ping of loneliness.
You found your comfort in the clouds, as you looked up longingly. You’ve always wanted to touch the sky.
Your gaze was so transfixed on the cotton candy-esque sky that you almost don’t notice the way his calloused hand brushes against yours, or the way that he quietly gasped when it happened. Almost.
“Oh, Tanjiro! When did you get here?” You glance up at your childhood friend.
“I only got here now, sorry to have kept you waiting,” he says with a vibrant grin.
The pinkish hues of the setting sun painted the two of you in an ethereal light, and you caught yourself staring into his eyes. You quickly break eye contact and cast your sight elsewhere.
“Don’t apologize,,,I don’t mind waiting.” A nostalgic smile grows on your face.
It’s quiet between the two of you, but only for a moment.
“I-” you both start simultaneously before bursting into laughter.
“Alright, alright. You first,” he said while playfully nudging you.
“What? No wayyyyy, now I’m too shy,” You whine “You should go first.”
A tint of red dusts his cheeks, if only for a moment. If you weren’t watching him so intensely, you definitely would have missed it. He takes but a second to regain his composure.
“On second thought, I’ll tell you later.”
You’re curious, and honestly a little irritated, but you respect his boundaries too much to pry any further. Instead, you just nod in agreement.
The warm summer breeze gently blows against you,  messing up your hair in the process. You brush it out of your face and smile brightly at the boy next to you. He’s trying (and failing) to put his own hair back into some semblance of its typical style.
“Let me help you…” You say before reaching over and running a hand through his soft, red hair.
He doesn’t say anything, instead he tenderly grabs your hand and places it in his lap. The slight confusion on your face is quickly replaced with a tender smile. Seconds pass, but they feel like hours. You lay your head against his shoulder.
“Tanjiro…..” His name leaves your mouth like a whisper, “I think I love you.”
You feel his body tense up beneath you. By now there was no way of hiding the blush that had made its way upon your features, so you didn’t even try. Your mind was racing with millions of thoughts per second, but his timid voice silenced it all.
“Y/N.”
You squeeze your eyes closed as tightly as possible, mentally bracing yourself for whatever his response could possibly be.
“I’ve wanted to hear those words from you for so many years.”
In an instant your sitting perfectly upright and gawking at him in disbelief.
“What do you mean by that?” you ask with clear bewilderment in your voice.
He lets out a chuckle before cupping your cheek in his left palm.
“I mean I love you too, Y/N.”
Unsure of what to say, you bite your lip and lay your hand on top of his. The two of you sit there for at least a minute, just savoring this moment. You lean further into his touch.
“I’m so happy,” you let your eyelids droop closed, simply enjoying his presence.
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patovicar · 2 months
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“ Little tease ” | Kamado Tanjiro.
⚠️ ; NSFW CONTENT, riding tanjiro's cock.
Your boyfriend definitely loves you. He always takes care of you; After he has fucked your pussy and filled it completely, he will always caress your cheek with his right hand, wiping away small tears that roll down your cheek.
— It's okay cutie, you did it well.— He pants into your ear, touching your still swollen clit from all the times he shamelessly buried his cock inside you.
But hey, you couldn't blame him, could you? Treating you so well, with his hands playing with your already red and swollen nipples while lewd sounds echo through the room. Pushing you over the edge as his skillful fingers delicately sank again and again into your wet pussy, as he had you squirming, craving so much more than his hands.
— Don't be impatient, pretty. Please ask and maybe, just maybe, I will consider giving you what you want."
And as soon as those words left his mouth, inaudible babbling escaped by your lips, while he bit and sucked your breasts, still playing with your impatient pussy. You moved your hips desperately, in an attempt to get some of your boyfriend's attention.
"Please, fuck me."
You moan, feeling how the man's hand, which was playing with your button, slides to your hip, sitting on his lap again. A deep relief washes over you as you feel his cock full of precum drip into the flesh of your ass. But your calm is short, and your mind leaps, feeling your whole body burn. You feel the tip of his cock hit your cervix with a single thrust, and your eyes widen in response; now full of tears.
You couldn't think clearly, not while Tanjiro was pounding into you so good. Again and again, and again, and again, his balls slapped loudly against your ass, while you let out audible moans.
How long had they been like this already? You didn't know. You lost count of how many times did you cum that night, or how many times Tanjiro filled you deeply.
But when you felt his cock throb inside you, you knew it wouldn't take long for him to fill you. So it was; After your walls tightened and wet your thighs, you felt his warm liquid filling you, again, while he panted into your ear.
— Good girl. — He whispered, and then kissed your forehead. You knew you would never provoke him during the training, unless you want this when you get home.
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author's note
🫧 ; muahahah, lixe's here. hiii, I will make this type of content with characters from kny or other mangas. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. <3
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sarcastic-kaz · 11 months
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my group of fics based around the ageswap au by @2demon2slayer
(i have another fic based on kny https://archiveofourown.org/works/47336377/chapters/119276857 in case you want to see giyuu&tanjiro swap sabito&nezuko in the infinity castle arc)
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sir-subpar · 7 months
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Demon Dad Gyutaro Au-
"Father, and Sun"
Chapter summary: parenting is hard, even for demons. Especially when there's a certain time when you can't be outside. (No, the title isn't a typo)
Rating: TEEN FOR VIOLENCE
Below the cut!
Toddlers.
Oh god- toddlers. 
One would think that being a demon would make parenting somewhat easier, demons had more strength and energy, surely that would make things easier, right?
Oh what a fool he had been.
As it turns out, demons can get tired.
For the first time in a little over a hundred years, Gyutaro actually felt the need for sleep.
These kids absolutely exhausted him. They were loud, even Nezuko, who, while still not having said her first word yet, loved to either laugh or shriek, there was no in between, Gyutaro learned. Now that she was old enough to walk, Gyutaro had two little shits to chase around the house.
These brats were messy too. Throwing things, spitting up substances that Gyutaro, while used to it by now, still did not wish to describe, and rolling around in dirt and other muck. 
He couldn't even bathe them without some sort of struggle. They'd splash and paddle about, getting soap in Gyutaro's eyes on multiple occasions. 
And Tanjiro, while still sweet, was just old enough to start developing a bit of an attitude. 
...
"Oi Tanjiro! Get back in the damn tub!" 
Gyutaro barked as the child climbed out of the tub. He slipped away from him, running down the hall naked, covered in soap suds and water.
"I don't wanna!" The boy spat, sticking his tongue out.
"If you don't, you'll stay filthy and reek!" He barked back, gaining on the child.
Just as he grabbed Tanjiro, the boy threw a curveball at him. "So!? You stink too! You don't take baffs!" 
Though the boy had mispronounced the word "bath", Gyutaro loathed the fact he was right. He didn't bathe often enough, it was an...undesirable habit he had acquired during his human life.
Though, there was no one stopping him from bathing now, was there?
So, he started bathing himself regularly, and while Tanjiro still had aversions to baths, he seemed more willing to take them since.
...
Then, there was Nezuko, who had developed an obsession with putting things in her mouth that didn't belong there. 
Basically anything she could fit in her mouth, went into her mouth. 
Gyutaro's fingers? Chew toys in her eyes. Random pebbles? Apparently snack material. Sticks? Crunchy salad as far as she was concerned. 
Gyutaro still remembered the days when she wouldn't even drink milk, yet now she'll eat dirt.
Toddlers.
Messy, loud, filthy brats.
But for every frustrating, infuriating, exhausting memory, there were these little moments…
Moments that made Gyutaro feel things he struggled to describe.
He wasn't sure what it was at first, it was familiar, yet so new.
It was the little things at first.
Tanjiro once found a pretty yellow rock, and gave it to Gyutaro because it "looked like his eyes".
Or the times Nezuko would try to share her favorite candy with Gyutaro. 
Or the way the kids fell asleep in his lap after playing. 
Or the time the kids found some red spider lilies and made flower crowns for Gyutaro and Daki.
Each of these little moments made the inside of Gyutaro's chest feel warped on the inside. Like tiny hands were grabbing his heart and squeezing it every time the kids looked up at him with their pink, earnest eyes.
It wasn't until a certain night, that he knew why.
Anyone who's ever raised kids knows this:
"The worst things always happen when you aren't looking."
The same was true for that night.
...
Gyutaro let out a yawn. The sun would be rising in an hour or two, but he allowed the kids to play outside while he watched, just for a bit longer.
They chased each other, laughing and playing hide and seek.
He was thankful that he and Daki managed to snag a house further from town. Better privacy that way. Though his sister still went into town disguised, usually leaving him with Tanjiro and Nezuko. 
Tonight, however, Daki had come back, the siblings talking on the front steps to their home. 
Gyutaro couldn't remember what they were talking about, all he remembered was how quiet it got, and looking towards where the kids were playing.
Only to see they were gone.
He sprung up in a panic, yelling the children's names. 
"Nezuko! Tanjiro!" No response. 
He ran into the woods, they couldn't have gotten far, right?
His heart beat so hard, feeling as though it were slamming against his ribs with every pulse.
The sky started turning from a black to a deep blue, the stars slowly disappearing. 
The sun.
It would rise any minute now.
He started pulling bushes from the ground, perhaps the kids were hiding.
"No more games you two! Come here!"
He didn't know when his breathing became so uneven, but he was struggling to keep a consistent breath. His hands trembled.
Where are they?
Where are they??
Then he heard it.
Two tiny voices screaming.
He blindly stormed towards the sounds.
He found a clearing-
And saw his children burning in the sun. Their skin peeling away.
Without thinking, he bolted into the morning light, his back already burning away.
He shielded the children from the sun, holding them close to his chest as they wailed in agony. 
He couldn't hold back the wetness in his eyes. The heat was so intense.
He stumbled, struggling to get to his feet. They'd all die if he didn't act now!
Even the rocks beneath his feet burned, like standing on tiny lava rocks that pierced and burned through his feet.
He leapt into the shade of the trees, the sound of screaming children and the smell of burning flesh overwhelmed his senses. His body moved on its own accord running between rays of sunlight to stay in the shade as much as possible. 
Their home came into view, Daki safely inside, holding the door open for him.
She wailed for him to come quickly.
One last dash through the sunlight. Just. One. More.
He did one last leap through the light. Only in the sun rays for a few seconds, the agonizing burning made it feel like a hundred years.
His body collided hard with the wooden floor. Smoke wafting from his burned body.
His breath was shaky, his whole body shuddered with every gasp of hair he inhaled. Tears poured from his eyes in seemingly endless streams, and he curled himself around Tanjiro and Nezuko, holding them tight and close.
The two of them held him as tight as they could, burying their small burned faces into his chest as they wailed.
"Brother!" The voice of his terrified sister cut through the screams. She had already shut the door, and blocked the light from coming through any windows. 
He suddenly felt something cold and wet touch his back.
She put some small wet cloth on the children's burns. 
Ah, so that's what it was on his back.
Daki's belt coiled around the three burnt demons, helping them onto a bed. 
Gyutaro swallowed a lump in his throat. He didn't want to look. God, how he didn't.
But… he had to know if they were okay.
He gently pulled the children away from his chest, resting them on the bed beside him. His back protested any movement, but he tried to ignore it.
He reached for the cloths covering the children's burns, and slowly pulled them away.
He checked Nezuko first, she was so small still, it felt like a miracle that there was any of her left.
He pulled the damp fabric away.
She actually wasn't burned too badly, relatively speaking. Her feet had gotten the worst of it, and there were random burns on her arms and back, but she would heal from it.
He let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. She was gonna be okay, that's what mattered. He wrapped the damp cloth around her again.
Time to check Tanjiro. 
Gyutaro wanted to throw up.
Tanjiro was missing parts of his face. Gyutaro could see the boy's muscles under the skin on his forehead. 
It took every ounce of willpower he had not to empty his stomach right there.
He had seen so many injuries of the sort, hell, he had caused many more that were worse.
But right there, seeing the torn up face of Tanjiro made his stomach churn. 
Would that even heal properly?
Tanjiro, for the first time in a while, opened his eyes, and upon locking his gaze with Gyutaro, teared up even more.
He reached for Gyutaro, and through sobs cried out three words. One sentence. The one thing that completely destroyed any sense of composure that Gyutaro was clinging to.
"Daddy, it hurts!"
Gyutaro broke. His cheeks dampened with tears.
'Daddy'...
Gyutaro's feelings finally made sense.
It was only then that it really sunk in.
These two children, these two innocent babies…
They were his…
Gyutaro pulled Tanjiro and Nezuko close.
"I'm so sorry," he began, his voice cracking as he struggled to stay any sort of calm. "I know it hurts. It's…"
He held them tighter. "It's gonna be okay.."
"Daddy's here."
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rooviebae · 7 months
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Akaza and his child again <3
But with the mugen train arc- I wonder a lot how it will go down 🤔 (I doubt Kyojuro would attack a child but demon is demon to hashiras so¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯)
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╭ Akaza's Demon Child at the Mugen Train ♡‧₊˚ ┆Wordcount: 997 words ┆Wardnings: n/a ╰ ➤ Request here
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Akaza didn't want his child to accompany him to the Mugen Train, but he knew he couldn't defy Muzan when he suddenly heard the order to kill the hashira there, and he also knew he was unable to put it off and drop you off at home before returning. The hashira and the weaker slayers could be gone by the time he returns, thus he had no choice but to bring his child with him.
He appeared in a panic, his kid's arms securely wrapped around his neck, their hold firmly kept in place on his back. Still, the Upper Moon's expression was determined to win, as if he wasn't terrified on the inside, worrying for the life of his kid.
He twists his head only slightly, but his golden gaze remains fixed on the flame hashira ahead of him. "Y/N" He draws his arms back, releasing your grasp from around his neck. "Go to the trees, and stay there." He pays little attention to the young demon's growing pout, him maintaining the same expression while turning back to the slayers. "I'm not having them hurt you, especially the hashira."
There wasn't much you could do but listen to him talk. Yes, you were a demon much like Akaza, but instead of teaching you how to protect yourself, he spent the most of his time with you showing off his affection and enjoying your company.
That was Akaza's fault; he should have at least taught you self-defense, but the memories and scenarios that kept flooding back stopped him, and he wishes it hadn't. He wished he had more control over himself as he stood in front of Kyojuro, scanning his serious face as he gripped his blade hard as Akaza stood there, bracing himself for what was to follow.
He changed his mind; his main goal was no longer to win. It wasn't to kill the Hashira so he could get stronger. It was to protect his child, to protect you. His strength would be lost if something happened to you. His entire world would be destroyed.
Akaza sees you out of the corner of his eye, and as you hide behind a tree, peeking your head out to watch your father, he instantly lunges at Tanjiro, resulting in Akaza getting his arm cut and you yelping at the unexpected event.
Surprisingly, you had never seen him fight with humans before. He is frequently challenged by demons for the position of Upper Moon 3, which occurs multiple times every week. It was becoming old, but now that you were here, witnessing him attack other people, you were terrified. You weren't the kind to socialize with them much, but you like the gifts they offered you and Akaza, such as fireworks. Each year on the day of your birthday, you get the opportunity to view the fireworks that people themselves designed. If humans weren't present, they wouldn't exist.
"Say, why don't you become a demon?" Akaza asks the hashira, his arm lifted, a smile on his face. Kyojuro doesn't even flinch, only maintains a stationary gaze on the demon with no change in his behavior. "Not a chance." You could feel your fingers clutching the tree tighter as you watched the exchange, yet something didn't feel right. It was there, building inside of you, but you weren't sure where it had come from. Then you saw something: the other slayer on the floor was gone.
Akaza maintained his combat stance no matter what was going on just in case. "Your battle spirit is very polished. You're moving closer to supremacy." You were now on the ground, watching while seated on your knees, seemingly waiting for this to all end. You didn't want this conflict to continue, you wanted them to go their separate ways, but even you knew that doesn't happen. "I am the flame hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku."
Kyojuro's brows furrow slightly, and you can see the veins on his hands as he clutches his sword. His posture straightens, and he fixes his attention intently on Akaza. "You don't intend to engage in combat, correct?" The Upper Moon stops, almost losing his sense of balance as he maintains his attention in the face of the sudden question. "After all," he says, lowering his sword to his side and relaxing his arm. "You wouldn't consider it an appropriate decision to bring a child to a fight to the death, would you?"
"Death?" You unintentionally utter that one word, drawing the other man's attention with his crimson and gold eyes, which infuriates Akaza. "I'd encourage you to turn your attention away from my child. You'd only be inviting death to come to your door."
The words that the Upper Moon was tossing at Kyojuro had little effect on him, but he understood precisely where this was headed. He knew what to do because he realized that his loyalty to that child was considerably greater than his loyalty to Muzan. "We're giving you an opportunity here, Upper Moon 3."
"We're?" The immediate shriek from your hiding spot caused Akaza to glance at you, entirely forgetting about the flame pillar, but the man had no intention of killing the demon, either of them. You were quick to spot Tanjiro's disappearance previously, but not quick enough to catch his presence coming up behind you. Don't misunderstand him; he wasn't trying to harm you! He was only keeping you in place so you didn't run away, since Tanjiro knew what Kyojuro was up to.
His arms were securely wrapped around you to keep you from moving around too much, yet he appeared to be hugging you from behind.
"It's evident your child doesn't wish for anyone to die." Akaza sends Kyojuro an intimidating glare, but he doesn't seem to care much. "And it's plain to see that you hold more care for them than Muzan Kibutsuji."
"You hold two choices: stay with Kibutsuji, or give your child the happiness that they rightfully deserves."
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tsukasalvr · 7 months
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HI THERE!!! i really like your works and i have a demon slayer request for you! could you write tanjiro, zenitsu, genya, and mitsuri (separately of course) with a reader who’s hair is naturally blue because they drank so much butterfly pea flower tea? sorry if this request is a little too weird for you :(
AN: aww ty love! And dw it’s not weird at all!! It’s actually pretty interesting lol! BTW WHEN I WENT BACK TO DO THIS I SAW UR PRETTYBOYTERU ERA WAS OVER NOOO RIP IT WILL BE MISSED💔💔. But still loving the new nezuko theme tho very cute
readers hair is naturally blue because of drinking too much tea
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𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲/𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺: 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿
Characters: Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, Genya Shinazugawa, Mitsuri Kanroji
𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
𝗔/n: head empty
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Tanjiro Kamado
Thinks your hair is beautiful and often find himself wanting to reach out and okay with it, Nezuko on the other hand definitely has and he will a old her for doing that but will go back to admiring you when you laugh and tell him it’s okay
Now he’s wondering if he can touch it too like Nezuko, and if you can laugh like that around him more. If you let him touch it, then he will most definitely be so gentle with it that if you’re wondering if he’s even touching it
Finds it very interesting that drinking tea is what caused your hair to turn blue and will always compliment your hair color
“Your hair is so bright, I’ve never seen anything like it before!” He says in awe and thinks your the most gorgeous person ever
If anyone has ever made fun of you for it then they will have to deal with him, nobody makes fun of you and gets away with it. He’ll defend you more matter what
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Zenitsu Agatsuma
Already thinks you’re the most beautiful, most gorgeous, most jaw-dropping person ever and thinks that you’re hair makes you even more unique than you already are
Sways form side to side while admiring you with flushed cheeks, wants to touch your hair and will constantly ask you touch it and even if you say no, he won’t give up and will keep asking
Thinks how similar but different the way your and his hair color changed and thinks it’s so cool how it was from drinking so much tea and will tell you how his changed, hoping while doing so, you can trust him more
“Such pretty hair, s/o! You look so pretty and the blue really brings out your eyes!” He says in a chewy voice with pink cheeks.
Will defend you even if the person who does is some big, mean, scary person.
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Genya Shinazugawa
Your unique hair color caught his eye but wouldn’t talk to you because of his shyness, but when he does talk to you he can’t stop staring at your hair with red cheeks and gets even redder when you catch him staring
If you let him touch your hair, he’ll be apprehensive but would only very lightly touch it before stopping, he’s so red that you think he might combust and pass out right there
Looks at you in awe but in confusion when you tell him it became blue from drinking too much tea. He can’t help but wonders if he eats too many of one food then his hair would change color. And somewhat wants to try it out
“What, really? Does that mean eating too many oranges can change make my hair orange?”
Defends you with no hesitation, his hair style is a bit of an odd one so he gets it and will be there to comfort you if you want
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Mitsuri Kanroji
Feels so happy and giddy knowing that she isn’t the only one with a unique hair color. She likes to joke that there would no be trouble finding each other because of the bright hair colors
Mitsuri thinks that your hair color is absolutely beautiful and will ask if she can braid it in exchange if you playing with hers. Mitsuri looks at your blue hair in awe and tells you what a beautiful shade of blue it is
Becomes very curious on how yours changed colors and will laugh when it turns out that it was just become you both loved eating/drinking something a little too much
“Hmm! I might have to try that tea if you loved drinking it so much that it changed your hair color!” You both laugh.
She’s been ridiculed for her hair color and would never want you to be made fun of the way she was
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babyminty · 7 months
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Cg Giyuu/Little Tanjiro
There was currently a meeting happening at the Master's Mansion, and the Demon Slayers that were present were none other than all the Hashira as well as everyone who was a part of the Kamaboko squad.
They were halfway through the meeting, but Tanjiro, it felt like it had been dragging on for an eternity. You see, the boy hadn't regressed in quiet some time, and now it was catching up to him, and he was starting to feel small.
Meanwhile, Giyuu Tomioka, who was Tanjiro's caregiver, could tell that Tanjiro was starting to regress. He discreetly moved so that he was next to Tanjiro, being careful not to draw attention to either of them.
"You feeling small?" He asked as he reached Tanjiro, who jumped slightly from surprise, as he had not noticed Tomioka approaching. After collecting himself, Tanjiro gave a small nod in response. "You can be little if you want. No one will judge you." Giyuu assured him. Tanjiro stared at him before nodding yet again.
Giyuu could tell he was now fully regressed. "How old are you?" He questioned, to which Tanjiro replied by holding up two fingers in front of him. "Ok. I'll take you back home when the meeting is over, and we can do whatever you want. How does that sound?" Tomioka asked Tanjiro, who nodded ecstaticly whilst chanting yeses quietly enough that only him and Giyuu could hear.
The meeting had finally reached its conclusion, and Tomioka left with a regressed Tanjiro clinging to his arm, shaking it excitedly. It didn't take them long at all to reach the Water Estate, and once they did, both of them were through the door, and Tanjiro was now in Giyuu's arms.
"What do you want to do, little guy?" Giyuu asked Tanjiro. Tanjiro stared up at him from where he was in his arms before clinging to him tighter. "Cuddwes." He decided. "Cuddles it is. Do you want something to drink as well?" Giyuu asked him. "Juice." Tanjiro answered.
After he had prepared a bottle of juice for Tanjiro, Tomioka handed it to the little before making his way over to the couch where he positioned them into a comfortable position. Tanjiro started getting sleepy, and his eyes started to flutter shut for longer and longer periods  of time until he didn't open them again as he had fallen asleep.
Giyuu placed the empty bottle on the table before repositioning them into a laying down position and then eventually fell asleep himself.
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imagineanime2022 · 1 year
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Family Bonds
Tanjiro Kamado X Fem!Reader
Word Count: 1209
Requested: Anon
Request: Request 1 Request 2
Warnings: Injuries no descriptions though, implied dead or estranged family
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You don’t know what happened, one minute you were fine and then you weren’t, you couldn’t get to him fast enough, you little brother, the only family that you had left and you couldn’t protect him despite the fact that you were viewed as one of the stronger demon slayers around. You had been a demon slayer for a year longer than you little brother and while you used stone breathing he used flower breathing. You were pacing outside of the Butterfly Mansion while Shinobu did her best to help him.
“Hey are you okay?” You turned to the voice that had spoken, you recognised him, well the description you had heard of him anyway as Tanjiro Kamado he stood with the wooden box on his back where you assumed his sister was resting. “Yeah…” You answered. “You know the person they’re working on?” Tanjiro asked. “He’s my little brother.” You answered “the only person that I have left.” “What’s your name?” He asked. “(Y/N).” You answered and he nodded. “I saw you at the test, I remember you there but you didn’t seem to be with anyone else, was your brother there too?” He asked. “No.” You shook your head “he passed the year after, we trained with different people, we had different breathing techniques, we started travelling together so that we could protect each other but I didn’t do a very good job of that.” “This wasn’t your fault.” Tanjiro said and you looked at him and frowned. “How would you know that?” You asked. “You got him here right? You killed the demon right?” He asked. “Yes.” You nodded. “I had to learn that I couldn’t protect Nezuko from everything, that I can only do so much, we have to let our family find their way as well.” He explained. “He’ll be okay… I’ll wait with you until they come out if you like.” “You don’t have anything else to do?” You asked. “No, one of my friends got hurt on our last mission, we’re waiting to be called out again so I'll wait with you until then.” He smiled and from there he started talking about his friends Zenitsu and Inosuke, you assumed to get your mind off of everything and it worked, you even met Nezuko when the sun went down.
Shinobu came out more than 4 hours after you had gotten there, she smiled down at you “He’ll be okay, you got him here in time to save him. We will have to see how he heals to know what his future looks like but I have no doubt that he will pull through this.” He said, you looked at her and smiled. “Thank you.” You breathed out the word as your whole body seemed to relax, Nezuko wrapped her arms around you from behind. “You can see him in the morning but for now get some rest.” She said and you nodded. “See I told you he’d be fine.” Tanjiro smiled and you nodded. “Thank you for waiting with me, I hope Inosuke is alright too.” You said as you stood up. “He’ll be fine, he’s been through way worse.” Tanjiro waved you off before you both said goodnight and headed your separate ways to spend the night.
The next morning you were sitting with your brother when Tanjiro came in, he walked over to you instead of Inosuke who was on the other side of the room, he was easy to see given the fact that he was the only person in the room wearing a pig mask. “Hey, how is everything today?” He asked. “It’s good, this is Evan, my brother.” “It’s nice to meet you, I’m Tanjiro.” He smiled. “Huh, she doesn’t ever introduce anyone to me, she must trust you, like you even.” Your brother teased you as you hit him in the back of the head “hey I’m injured.” “You’ll be even more injured if you carry on.” You warned him. “Alright.” He lifted his hands in surrender. “Your friend has been yelling about getting out of here for the past 2 hours, they gave him something to make him sleep for a little while, but he’ll probably be awake soon.” Evan said. “How do you know that?” Tanjiro asked. “I’ve always been better at medicine than fighting, maybe I’ll stay here and learn something from Shinobu.” He shrugged. “I don’t think that’s a bad idea.” You nodded in agreement.
Tanjiro didn’t see you or Evan for a long time after that, you were on missions a lot and given how good you were, there was hardly any visits back to the mansion because of injury but Tanjiro travelled with two idiots and that was what had him back at the mansion. “Tanjiro!” Evan called as he helped Zenitsu into the infirmary. “How can I help you?” “You stayed!?” Tanjiro smiled. “Turns out I’m pretty good at this healing thing.” He smiled as he watched Tanjiro’s eyes move around the room almost as if he was looking for something. “She’s over there.” Even pointed to you in a bed across the room. “Came in a couple of days ago, she’ll probably be leaving soon. I’ll deal with your whiny friend.”
Tanjiro walked over to you and smiled “Where have you been?” He asked. “Nowhere nice.” You answered, “I hear you’ve been hanging out with the Hashira lately.” “Yeah… I was hoping I might see you out there as well.” He shrugged and you looked at him and smiled. “I’ve been around, just not that close.” You shrugged. “We’ve been in the same place a few times, just not close enough apparently.” “How do you know that?” He asked. “My brother keeps me updated, you might not see him all the time but he’s here, studying, the others tell him where you guys have been if he asks.” You explained. “You asked about me?” He asked. “I worry about people that I care about.” You answered honestly. “I worried about you too.” Tanjiro answered “I think Nezuko worried too, I think she hoped to see you sitting there one night when she climbed out of the box.” “Well then I’ll have to see her before I leave.” You smiled and he nodded. “When can you leave?” He asked. “Today.” You answered “just got the all clear.” “Maybe we can leave together then.” He suggested. “Maybe.” You smiled. “Give me a minute and then I can come and see Nezuko.” “Sure.” He nodded.
While neither of you realised it, your brother had finished watching up Zenitsu and was smiling over at you both as Tanjiro turned to wait for you outside the infirmary “How does he get every girl to fall for him and I can’t even get one, this is almost as bad as Uzui’s 3 wives.” Zenitsu seethed, Evan looked down at him and rolled his eyes. “You obviously aren’t looking for the right women.” He informed him. “Huh?” Zenitsu asked. “Never mind… Your wife will find you soon enough.” He shook his head with a smile “just try to limit the erratic movements, that’ll pop your stitches okay?” “Yeah yeah.” He answered under breath as they watched you hurry out the door to meet Tanjiro.
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Hey hey! Yandere Tanjiro definitely has the unintentional habit of sneaking up on you. At times he just approaches you from behind while you’re working and too busy to notice him coming, then looks over your shoulder to check at what you’re doing and he accidentally gives you a jumpscare? He’s so apologetic about it too, you can’t stay mad at him, it’s not his fault you’re so adorable when scared, so much so that he wants to gobble you up
TO BE ENAMORED
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pairing: Kamado Tanjirō x gn!reader
genre: fluff, ig?
words: 1.4k (of Tanjirō simping for you)
tw: soft yandere
a/n: soft yandere Tanjirō is where it's at
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Tanjirō has been taught many things during his training. How to breath properly, to bring his body beyond its breaking point, to always be alert and clear-headed in any situation. To learn how to reduce his presence in the face of danger and to keep his footing light so that they cannot easily detect his movements.
He has always regarded these tidbits and knowledge gained from his mentors and previous experiences as only ever most useful in his Demon Slayer career.
How his heart fluttered when he realized he can use them when it comes to you.
He first saw you when he was first taken to the Butterfly Estate on the back of a Kakushi, and though he was in excruciating pain, nothing could stop him from being dumbstruck by your appearance. You seemed to be veiled by a halo of light, which even paled in comparison to your radiance. You fussed over him with worry, the genuine concern you showed to a complete stranger like him made a pool of sunfire burn low in his stomach.
You were quick to direct them to an empty bed, getting to work and coordinating with the others easily like you've done this all your life. When you touched his skin, liquid lightning rushed through his veins, causing goosebumps to rise on his body. You treated his wounds and bandaged him up with a caring hand that made his heart stutter, but nothing could compare to when you crouched down closer to inspect something, giving him a full whiff of your scent. It filled his mind intoxicatingly, and for a moment he was sure he just had an out of body experience, his brain all mushy and fuzzy. If his bones weren't broken, he would've prop himself up to get another inhale.
The next day, he was reassured that it wasn't all a pain-induced hallucination when he saw you greet him with a gorgeous smile while giving him his medicine.
Tanjirō was completely smitten, even if he didn't know it yet.
Over the next few days, he greedily sought out any piece of information about you, even for things as trivial as whether you are right or left-handed, or even how you like to take your tea in the morning. The best time of the day for him is when you would come to bring him medicine and check on his bandages, the giddy smile not leaving his face even when it hurts when you touch his wounds.
(He will deny it if asked, but Zenitsu can attest to the fact that the burgundy-haired boy is noticeably less chipper if someone else came in.)
Rehabilitation training was grueling, but made exponentially better by your mere presence. His skin erupts into goosebumps every time he's able to catch up to you in the game of tag, butterflies swirling around his stomach when he grabs a hold of your wrist. He also managed to stop your attacks during the reflex test, but refrained from splashing the medicine water in your face out of guilt.
(Needless to say, he wasn't that happy when the next time, he was partnered with Kanao when the others saw his progress.)
His eyes are on you whenever you're with the others, a strange feeling coiling around his heart — intense like wildfire, a darkness that encroaches into his mind and make his gaze burn like an inferno.
(He aches to be by your side.)
No matter, he already has your scent committed into his memory, fused so deeply into a part of his soul that not even amnesia can erase it from him. He uses it to look for you in this maze of an estate, easily being able to locate you whether you're in the kitchen, the garden, or even the storage room.
There's truly not a corner that you can hide from him.
Tanjirō wouldn't hesitate to lend you a hand in whatever you're doing, swiftly waving away your protests with a smile as he plucks whatever you're holding into his hands. There have been times when he has been able to convince you to accompany you to town, his heart soaring at the idea of being able to spend more time with you.
He keeps these moments with you close to his heart, unwilling to share them with his friends. And though he adores the way you spend time with Nezuko, he has become greedy for instances when it's just the two of you alone. It's already hard enough to steal a moment alone when you're so busy, so it infuriates bothers him whenever someone interrupt. But what he truly savors are the moments before you've become aware of his presence, when he can simply look at you and soak in every little detail about you.
He drinks in the sight of you like it's the water that he needs to survive, every movement captures his attention like a leash that refuses to let go. Even if he were to stand in front of the most beautiful sight in the world, his eyes would only be on you.
Never has he been more grateful for his training, for he can take every opportunity to stand so close to you that your natural scent invades his senses, pulling him into a dream so bewitching that he is left with one singular thought.
You.
Your hands could be covered with rice flour, your cheeks could be smeared with dirt from the garden, your hair could be plastered to your sweaty face, flushed red from the heat. You could be freshly waking up, strands of hair sticking out all over the place, your eyes groggy and hazy, and he would still think of you as the most stunning person who ever existed.
He cares not if whatever you're doing is the most mundane work in the world, Tanjirō just loves watching you. He just loves how your eyebrows would scrunch together in concentration, or how occasionally you would hum something under your breath — your voice clear like the mountain stream, like a blessing straight from the gods.
You have him all wrapped around your finger.
And don't get him started on how you would react when you finally realized he's there.
"Tanjirō-kun!" You nearly jumped out of your body when you notice the red-headed boy behind you. "How long have you been standing there."
"Not long," he says innocently. Though he always feels a little guilty about scaring you, your reaction is so adorable that he can't help it sometimes. You're like a cute, jittery bunny with your eyes all wide open in shock. "I'm sorry, did I scare you?"
"No, no, it's okay. I guess I just wasn't paying attention." You wave it off, somehow never being able to blame him when he's that sincere. Surely he's not actively sneaking up on you. And although it seems he has an ability to find you wherever you are, it's probably all a coincidence, right?
"What are you working on?"
Your shoulders slack. You really can't be mad at him when he's bouncing on his feet, truly interested in whatever you're doing, giving you the kind of attention that you're unaccustomed to from the other Demon Slayers. They're all grateful for the care that you provided them (more or less), but few have taken their time to get to know you as someone more than a caretaker. It feels refreshing (and almost exhilarating) to be seen, to have someone take notice of you,
As for Tanjirō...well, let's just say no one can take his attention away in that moment except for you. It is a true skill, really, to be able to simultaneously pay attention to everything that you said and indulge in his thoughts. Surely you wouldn't mind if he stands just a little closer, right?
He wonders if he will be able to find the courage to hold your hand one day. To have you all to himself with nobody interrupting. To let him hug you tight and bury his nose in the crook of your neck. Perhaps even to kiss you...
A delightful shiver crawls down his spine, lighting up his insides like fireworks and bringing a drunken blush to his cheeks.
'Oh,' Tanjirō thinks while looking at you tenderly, 'That day will come, I'll make sure of it.'
After all, Tanjirō is nothing but obsessed determined.
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