Hello!! I saw you wrote for Demon Slayer and that you'd write for any character so I just wanted to ask if you would do some sfw and/or nsfw headcanons for Kyogai (the drum demon) x reader? 🙏
hello! i don't write nsfw and i'm not too confident writing for demon slayer yet especially for kyogai huhu but hopefully this turned out well? ❤️🩹
⊱notes: kimetsu academy au. modern au. kyogai is a music teacher, reader is a literature teacher.
— your classes sometimes overlap in topics, when teaching ballads or classical poetry, you’ll invite kyogai in to play accompanying rhythms. the students love it, but it’s really just an excuse for the two of you to work side by side.
— you often talk about how poetry has rhythm-like music, and kyogai quietly lights up every time you point out that his drumming has “poetic flow.”
— he’s not good at casual conversations, but when you passionately talk about your favorite authors when you eat lunch together, kyogai watches you like you’re the most important person in the room.
— sometimes he’ll ask you to “review” lyrics or poetic verses his "students" are working on, but the verses are obviously written by him and the metaphors and themes are kyogai's feelings for you.
— when he notices you’re stressed or tired, kyogai finds himself playing softer rhythms while you grade papers in the staff room, pretending it’s “just practice” so you won’t get suspicious.
— you once shared a rare, old poem with him, something you thought would be forgotten later on. weeks later, you're surprised to find that he’s written an original drum composition inspired by it. kyogai never says it was for you but you know.
— once, you accidentally left a pressed flower in a poetry book you lent him. after kyogai returned it, the flower is perfectly preserved and laminated, no explanation .
— if you leave school late at the same time, kyogai walks you to the station without saying much. the comfortable quiet feels like its own kind of conversation.
— for the annual school festival, you suggest a joint act where students perform spoken word pieces or read excerpts from literature while kyogai’s students accompany them with live music. he pretends to agree for “educational purposes” but secretly just wants to spend more time with you during planning and rehearsals.
— kyogai never directly asks you to spend time together outside of work, but he’ll phrase things like, “I’ll be rehearsing in the auditorium after class if you happen to… be in the area.”. despite the hectic day, you manage to stop by and listen to him play.
i hope i did him some justice although this was short 🙏 apologies if it's not what was expected... I tried my best!
thanks for the request! it was fun trying to write for his character hehe
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