Hey there!! I really love the way u write! May i request a sanemi x male reader in an arranged marriage scenario?? Maybe like sanemi is against it at the beggining but he slowly warms uo to his husband? Love youu, hope its not a bother!!!
A/n: requests are not a bother for me at all. I suck at writing long stories so I am sorry if this sucks 😞.
Contains: fluff, light angst, slow burn, amab reader.
The first time sanemi saw you was in kagaya's estate, when the master of the demon slayer corps had called sanemi to inform him about the arranged marriage, which wasn't thrilling for sanemi, not in the slightest.
Kagaya’s voice is gentle as ever, explaining the arrangement like it’s the most natural thing in the world—like binding two strangers together for life is no more significant than assigning a mission.
“I don’t need a damn husband,” Sanemi growls.
Your expression doesn’t change, you don't flinch at his voice, at his anger, which is something even demons fear.
That gets his attention. His eyes flick back to you, narrowing. “…Tch.” For a moment, the room is quiet.
Then Kagaya says, “All the more reason for you both to approach this with patience.”
The marriage happens quietly.
No celebration. No crowd. Just a formality, signed and sealed like an agreement neither of you fully understand yet.
Sanemi doesn’t look at you once during it but he notices. You don't flinch, you never do like the others. The young slayers who jump at his voice, the kakushi who don't look at him in the eye, the demons who run in fear and yet... you? A regular man never does even once, which intrigues but terrifies him.
Though some people were disgusted at the sight of two men together, they didn't dare comment on it.
Living together is tense to say the least...
It can't even be called living together. Sanemi barely comes home, even when he does it's at odd times, usually covered in blood and wounds, always tense, always angry but that anger never gets physical.
Even if it's arranged, even if it's something he doesn't want, he will never lay his hands on you. The thought of hitting you gives him flashbacks to his mother being abused by his father and he would rather die than become like that... man.
Still he yells a lot. He insults you, scolds you, not because he hates you, but because you bring out a softer side of him which terrifies him. So he tries pushing you away, hoping his anger will make you leave.
Yet he always finds fresh food, change of clothes, bandages all ready, all for him to use even when you're not even aware if he'll come home.
Sanemi returns from a mission, blood dripping from his blade, drenched in the flesh and guts of demons he had slaughtered that night.
When he enters he finds you asleep on the dining table, fresh food and medical supplies for him laid across the table. "Tch.. idiot." Sanemi mutters under his breath, but his lips betray him by moving upwards.
He isn't used to... this. Someone not afraid of him, someone waiting for him, someone who genuinely cares. His heart skips a beat as a deep shade of red blush appears on his face.
He silently picks you up and carries you to the bedroom, where he gently places you on the bed, covering you in a blanket.
But before he leaves, he kisses your forehead. "Thank you for staying..." he silently mutters under his breath before leaving.
Things change between you two. Subtle but still noticeable.
Sanemi comes home earlier, rather than eating by himself he joins you at the table, even if it's awkward. He doesn't yell anymore.
He's softer now. He sometimes brings you gifts from missions, prepares food you like and leaves it without a word.
He in public gets more protective, keeping his hands on yours.
You notice and smile to yourself all the while sanemi only falls deeper in love.
The first time he says that he loves you, it wasn't to your face, it was when a slayer dared make a comment about the relationship, that sanemi didn't love you.
"Yeah I feel bad for y/n. Being married to shinazugawa is bad enough and he doesn't even love him. Poor guy." The slayer laughed after finishing the sentence yet the laughter died in his throat when he noticed sanemi standing behind him.
"The hell you say?!" Sanemi muttered, quiet, not the calm quiet but a dangerous one. The slayer backed up, trying to explain desperately but sanemi grabbed him by the collar.
"I love him with all my heart you bastard!" Sanemi snarled at the terrified slayer who only begged for mercy.
The slayer was let go, yet that made it clear for everyone that you're someone not to be messed with.
The Hashiras teased sanemi about his outburst mostly tengen. Meanwhile kagaya only smiled that sanemi had fallen.
Should I write more long fics? @toxicgutz69 @xenowasnothere
