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Kimetsu No Yaiba - A Modern AU

Okay so I recently binge watched KNY and then reread the manga for the 100th time and all the feels just washed over me like a huge fricking tsunami so I decided that I needed a safe haven where people (SPOILER) weren’t dying left, right and centre. 

These are just head canons for now since I did write them late last night so they’re kinda all over the place but I do have more and want to continue! It’s a modern AU following the one you see in the extra pages of the manga so I tried to follow that in terms of who’s who etc. 

Also thank you to @teenytraveler who helped me head canon and also encouraged me to actually write them <3 <3 <3

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Tanjirou’s family owns a bakery which is all the rave in town so Tanjirou often spends his free time helping out. Zenitsu also comes over to help sometimes but it’s usually an excuse to see Nezuko so he’s often sent out on deliveries instead (much to his dismay.) Inosuke tags along too but in his case, it’s because he doesn’t want to feel left out and because Takaharu nags at him too much at home.

Since Kimetsu Academy is an integrated middle and high school, Tanjirou, Nezuko and Takeo walk to school together. They stop by Inosuke’s though because he’s violently terrible at waking up for school (and only school because he thinks it’s a waste of time). Again, Zenitsu tags along to be with Nezuko, though Takeo gets in the way as much as he can.

There’s always a bit of an issue with the school counsellor, Tomioka Giyuu, at the front of the gate but Tanjirou manages to always avoid any direct conflict in a way which leaves Giyuu confused. He does have to drag Zenitsu towards the high school building though because he sometimes trails after Nezuko towards the middle school building.

Giyuu is a pretty new member of staff at Kimetsu Academy which means he’s an easy target for the rest of the staff so he often finds himself being teased by them.

He can deal with it for the most part since most of it goes over his head but he’s at a loss when the 3rd year, Kocho Shinobu starts teasing him. “Ne~ Tomioka-sensei, what’s it like being disliked by everyone?” “Ne~ Tomioka-sensei, you are aware you’re disliked, right?” She even appears in his dreams some nights, causing him to wake up in a cold sweat and fill with dread for the new day.

It takes some time for each lesson to start because Inosuke makes a big show out of challenging every teacher to the fight - something that leads him to being tied to his chair until he finally calms down and shuts up so the lesson can commence. It’s also something Zenitsu snickers at which only ensues more chaos as Inosuke chases him - chair-bound and all - until he finally lands a direct headbutt to his stomach.

All of the Kamado siblings are somewhat suspect of Zenitsu due to his overbearing adoration for their sister but the youngest, Rokuta, apparently looks up to him because he asked his mother if he could, “Have the same hairstyle as Zenitsu-nii-chan!” (It’s safe to say that Zenitsu cried a bit more than usual that day.)

Tanjirou is super popular amongst his classmates - especially with the guys. They can’t explain it but they say his presence just heals them but Inosuke often gets jealous and tell them to back off from “My Gonpachiro!”

Zenitsu looks at them all like they’re idiots before resuming his fantasy of skipping happily through a field with Nezuko.

All the middle schoolers flee the halls when they hear the familiar, “NEZUKO-CHAANNNNNN!” and the flash of yellow that zooms down the hallways along with the cry.

If he’s lucky, Zenitsu does sometimes manage to find Nezuko but if he isn’t, then he’s usually stopped by Takeo who resorts to anything to get rid of him (even if it means kicking him where it hurts.)

Tanjirou, Zenitsu and Inosuke aren’t the best at studying so they usually ask Kanao, who’s top in their year, and Aoi-senpai, who’s a year above them, to help them study. Inosuke is the first to get bored and always tries to distract the others but Aoi has made her own Inosuke Swatter to smack him on the head if he tries anything funny. It pisses him off but she always makes him really tasty food at her family’s restaurant and food > revenge so he makes do with glaring at her through the study session.

Kanao likes teaching Tanjirou because even though he’s not the best with his studies, he does catch on quicker than the other two and he puts in a lot of effort. He’s also the reason her confidence is more than what it used to be so even if she never vocalises it, she’s eternally grateful to him and treasures the time they spend together.

Nezuko also tags along but only to silently cheer on Zenitsu who will finish 100 questions in a flash if she’s there.

“Only because Zenitsu-nii-chan is dumb and will probably die if he loses any more braincells!” is Takeo’s reasoning for letting Nezuko join their study groups.

Tanjirou, Nezuko, Zenitsu and Inosuke are all part of the kendo club which Giyuu is the club advisor of (he showed up for work one day and was told the other teachers voted him to fill in the role - is this another form of their bullying?) 

Rengoku - the history teacher - used to do kendo when he was part of the high school so he often drops by to see the members and give them some tips. His training is pretty intense so most of the members tire of it quickly but Tanjirou is always wide-eyed and sparkling to learn more. They get super passionate and soon enough they’re shouting back and forth in encouragement before Zenitsu finally screams at them to shut up.

Zenitsu was initially forced by his grandpa to join and was dragged by Tanjirou, kicking and crying, but as soon as he laid his eyes on Nezuko in the room, he was up and in a kendo outfit before the warm ups had even begun. His attempts to show off kind of piss off the other members though.

 Although Nezuko has yet to speak her thoughts on Zenitsu’s affection for her, she does keep and nurture every single flower he brings her when he visits the Kamado household. Zenitsu doesn’t know this though because the rest of the siblings never tell him in worry that it’ll go to his head (which it most likely will) if he finds out.

I already have more and I’m ready to write EVEN more but I’ll just dump these ones here for now :)