Giyuu literally wrote to Urokodaki "i did smth illegal as a demon slayer and as a hashira but i ll send said illegal thing to you so that you can be part of it AND risk your life for it as a demon slayer and as a hashira" and Urokodaki just wrote back "bet"
Like Giyuu had his doubts about himself and all that depressed shit but him and Urokodaki were like this 🤞🏻
Summary: Giyuu's confused—why everyone is so shocked that you're his wife?
Warnings: fluff, emo Giyuu(kinda), who is also comfused as hell, wife!reader x husband!Giyuu and lots of fluff.
Characters: Giyuu Tomioka
A/N: I loooove this emotionally constipated boi :3.
Giyuu doesn’t understand why people think he’s strange.
He doesn’t talk much, yes—but he speaks when needed.
He doesn’t smile often, but what reason is there to smile when the world is still this full of blood and ash?
He does his work. He follows orders. He returns alive. That should be enough.
And yet—
Every time he walks into the mansion, the other Hashira go quiet.
Sanemi looks away. Shinobu’s lips curve like she’s holding back something. Mitsuri beams and waves like he’s a rare creature who wandered out of the woods.
He doesn’t mind. Not really. He’s used to being misunderstood.
But lately…things have gotten worse.
Because of you.
He first met you years ago.
A small Wisteria Crest house at the foot of a mountain—the air smelled faintly of herbs and tea leaves. You greeted every wounded slayer with the same soft tone, the same careful hands.
You didn’t treat him differently when he came in bleeding and silent.
You didn’t ask him why he never talked.
You just said, “Welcome home. Sit, please.”
He remembered those words more than he should have.
Now you’re his wife. Quietly. Secretly. A simple ceremony witnessed by Ubuyashiki-sama himself. No fanfare, no announcement.
Just you, smiling under the wisteria trees.
He still doesn’t understand why you agreed to it.
Sometimes, when he watches you brew tea, your sleeves brushing against the wooden counter, your face looking soo calm, kind—even pretty, he thinks maybe he doesn’t need to understand.
The first time it almost comes out is stupid.
You send him off with a small bento box—rice shaped like tiny fish, wrapped neatly in cloth.
He doesn’t notice Shinobu’s sharp gaze when he sets it beside him at the mansion during the meeting.
“Cute lunch, Tomioka-san,” she says, that poison-sweet smile of hers in place. “Did one of the Kakushi make that for you?”
“No,” he answers plainly.
“...Oh?”
He doesn’t elaborate.
Shinobu’s smile tightens. Mitsuri leans forward, curious. “Then who made it, Giyuu-san? It’s so cute!”
He looks down at the fish-shaped rice ball. He can still hear your voice that morning—‘Don’t skip meals again, alright?’ which forced his heart to flutter.
He simply says, “Someone.”
They don’t let him live it down for days.
Sometimes, after missions, Giyuu goes to the Wisteria House—your house, the one you choose to live in.
It’s quiet there—a peaceful one, not like the depressing one his estate is swallowed by. He leaves his blade by the door and sits where you tell him to.
You wrap his wounds with steady hands, humming softly. Sometimes he talks—only to you. Sometimes you tease him gently for his serious face, and he blinks at you, confused at how you can make something inside him unclench so easily.
When you smile, the corners of his mouth twitch upward before he even realizes it.
The next day, when Tanjiro spots him smiling faintly to himself, the boy looks alarmed.
“Giyuu-san, are you okay? Did something good happen?”
“...No,” he says.
He doesn’t understand why Tanjiro looks even more concerned.
One afternoon, you deliver some herbs to the Butterfly Estate. You greet the girls there with polite warmth—and when you pass Shinobu, you bow respectfully.
She almost doesn’t recognize you until you turn—and Giyuu is standing right behind you, carrying your basket without a word.
“He insisted on carrying it. I told him it’s fine.”
Shinobu stares between you both, her brow lifting, mouth curling into something dangerously amused.
“Oh? How gentlemanly of you, Tomioka-san.”
He doesn’t see what’s funny about it. He’s your husband. Of course he’d carry the basket.
Later that evening, Mitsuri corners him outside.
“Giyuu-san!” she gushes. “Who’s that lovely woman? The Wisteria one? You two looked so sweet together!”
He blinks at her. “…She’s my wife.”
Mitsuri freezes.
“…Your…what?”
“Wife,” he repeats.
Her scream echoes through the estate.
By the next day, everyone knows.
Sanemi storms into the training yard like a thundercloud. “You’re married? How the hell did that happen?”
“I asked,” Giyuu says.
“You—” Sanemi chokes on air. “And she said yes, TO YOU ?”
He nods.
Shinobu looks like she’s seconds away from fainting from suppressed laughter. “Tomioka-san, I must admit, this is rather...shocking news.”
Mitsuri’s the only one genuinely happy. She hugs you the next time she sees you and gushes about how cute the two of you are together.
Tanjiro, meanwhile, nearly bows himself into the ground when he realizes you’re his superior’s wife.
“Giyuu-san! I didn’t know! Congratulations!”
Giyuu just blinks. “It wasn’t a secret. I just didn’t say it.”
“...That’s the definition of a secret, Giyuu-san.”
He still doesn’t get it.
That night, back home, the world is quiet again.
You’re sitting outside beneath the wisteria vines, a book in your lap. The evening wind moves gently through your hair.
He joins you, sitting beside you with his sword laid down beside him. For a while, there’s only the sound of crickets and your soft humming.
Then you glance up at him.
“So…they know now?”
He nods once.
“And?”
“They were…loud.”
You laugh softly—a heart melting one, tilting your head toward him. “Did they tease you?”
He looks at you—at your calm, gentle eyes, the small smile tugging at your lips—and lets out a slow breath in weariness and to calm his raging heart.
“Yes.”
You reach over, brushing his sleeve lightly. “You’ll survive.”
He doesn’t say it, but when you rest your head on his shoulder and the wisteria petals fall around you both, he thinks this—this quiet, ordinary peace—is something he will fight to survive for.
He still doesn’t understand people very well.
But he understands the way your laughter feels like sunlight.
He understands how the scent of tea and wisteria means home.
And he understands that when everyone else talks too loudly, the quiet between your breaths is where he finds peace.
So maybe it doesn’t matter if no one understands him.
Because you do.
And that’s more than enough.
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tomioka giyuu had changed. there was no trace of the giyuu who was shy and hesitant — too shy to even brush your fingers, trembling when he touched you, couldn’t even meet your gaze after you kissed him. in his place was still the same person, just bolder now with no hesitation in ruining you in his cock like you were made for it.
“gi—giyuu, aahh! i can’t—haah—nnnghh oh my god—“ you’re slurring, incoherent cries pushing past your lips as he pounded into you with deep, brutal thrusts, hitting the same exact spot that had your head spinning. “quiet down, my love.. people are gonna hear you.” his tone was gentle, but the way he drove into you said otherwise. you felt embarrassed of the obscene noises that slipped of your sopping cunt, wet shlicks echoing every time he pulled back to plunge into you again twice as hard.
cream frothed around his length, forming a ring around the base of his cock as you let out a loud yelp from the sheer force of him slamming into you. sweat glossed over your body, tears slipped out the corners of your eyes, and drool leaked from your lips. you looked wrecked beneath him — helpless and pathetic — body jolting as you shuddered around him once again.
the sheets were drenched, his cock glistening with your arousal, dripping down both your thighs. but his pace didn’t slow, not even in the slightest as your orgasm crashed over you, fucking you through it just to watch the way your body squirmed. he kissed the corner of your lips — messy and sweet — while pushing you down into the mattress, a contrast that had you clenching harder. he shifted slightly just to make you take him deeper, groaning softly as your walls gripped him tightly.
“too—too much—aahhh—feel it everywhere—!” your thighs shook nonstop, nails digging into his skin to hold onto the remnants of your consciousness as he fucked it away. “i know it’s too much, but you can take it for me, can’t you?” his free hand cups your cheek, thumb stroking tenderly even when he’s driving into you so roughly. you felt another wave of pleasure incoming, your body tensing up again. you didn’t have to tell him. he already knew from the way your gummy walls fluttered around him, pulsating a rhythm that told him you were close.
“that’s it—just one more. you don’t have to think, i’ll do it all for you.” his hand settled in between your thighs, thumb rubbing circles on your clit. your eyes rolled back, completely out of it as the overstimulation sent overwhelming sensations throughout your body. you hadn’t realised you had shuddered all over him again, only broken cries of his name playing like a broken record in the bedroom. “doing so good for me, my love. give me more, will you?”
he’s still pounding into you, hard, kissing you to swallow your moans that came too loud. your vision flashed black and white, sobbing as you trembled violently, cumming over and over again. and when you came hard again for the last time — body falling limp, vision blurring, and babbling nonsense — he pulled you close immediately after, still buried in you, cradling your head to your chest.
he was merciless, but his eyes held nothing but love.
Thinking about GIYUU who'd have you chest to chest, your useless legs thrown over his shoulders, him pressing you down into the bed as his cock rams into your cunt with slow, messy thrusts as his hips stutter.
He's panting into your ear like a dog in heat, both of you acting like you're two bunnies going at for hours. How many times did he cum inside you already? Four–? No, five times maybe? His cum is dripping out of your already filled pussy, making a huge mess on the now cum-stained sheets. His cock twitches inside of your cunt, and he whimpers oh-so-prettily against your ear.
He'd have his face buried in the crook of your neck, hands gripping your hips like he's afraid he'll float away if he did. His pants are getting louder and heavier, hotness hitting your skin. Whimpers leaving his pretty plump lips, moaning into your skin.
He plants kisses under your ear, rutting into your messy pussy like he'll die if he stays still for too long. Biting at your earlobe, nipping and kissing around your ear as he makes the prettiest sounds imaginable.
His teeth graze the space below your ear, and you swear that the same moment Giyuu gripped your thighs and pushed them up your chest, he had lost himself completely in pleasure.
The fat head of his cock hit your cervix repeatedly, and when he finally shot his sticky load into your sensitive cunt, his deep blue eyes rolled back and he let out the prettiest, filthiest moan known to mankind.
Save to say, you two went for another round when his cum didn't want to stay inside you.
husband!giyu is secretly a softie (but just for you ᨳଓ࿔)
most people think your husband is an... odd man. stoic at best, aloof at worse.
they all thought it was weird when the pretty new hashira started dating such a man, surely you could have whoever you want. imagine their surprise when you actually got engaged – who could imagine the stern water hashira getting on one knee?!
but they had it all wrong, you see, because with you? giyu was as soft as could be.
there was rarely a morning you didn't wake up all wrapped up in his arms, face squished against his chest. oh, were you cold? don't worry, giyu was pulling you in tight without a word, rubbing his hands all over your back and making sure the blanket was tucked just under your chin. he didn't care if it meant his feet were uncovered, at least you were nice and warm!
meals were always made by him, complete with breakfast in bed when you both happened to have more free time. giyu loved making you his favourites, bonding over food always a big thing for him, but the most important thing for him was learning your favourites
whenever you came home after a particularly tough training session, giyu was always ready for you. "you worked too hard again" he'd say in his monotone, pulling your tired feet onto his lap. "stop making me worry about you" he complains with a barely concealed pout, rubbing your soles with skiller fingers
but of course he'd never stop worrying about you. you were the most important person in giyu's life, and maybe he wasn't the best with words – but he made it damn sure to show you with actions every single hour of the day
kny men falling obsessively in love with you after getting poisoned
Pairings: Kyojuro x reader; Sanemi x reader; Giyu x reader
Word Count: 4,3k
Warnings: it's getting heated but no real smut y'all, horny hashira so be aware, fluff fluff fluff
Links to pics underneath the tags!
Rengoku Kyojuro
Your heart almost beats out of your chest, the tray you’re carrying slightly trembling in sheer excitement.
You hate acting like a little teenage girl whenever he’s around. But since you were called in by Shinobu a few weeks ago and saw him again, you were stunned.
How is it even possible to fall for a man you barely know, a man who probably doesn’t even know a man? After all, you’re a no one compared to him. A demon slayer too weak to really fight, but skilled with medicine and herbs. If it wasn’t for Shinobu, you’d probably be dead already.
And him? He’s a hashira, the flame pillar, to be exact.
Your worlds couldn’t be any further apart. And yet, you find yourself swaying back and forth, your heart pounding against your ribcage by the prospect of seeing him again.
Shinobu ordered you to change his bandages and check on his wounds for possible infections. When he came in from his fight with the upper moon three, you were almost certain that he won’t make it. Day and night, you cared for his multiple gaping wounds, watched his heartbeat and vital status, stood up every hour of the day for his injection.
And he really made it. Thank heavens, that man was strong enough to really made it.
“If it wasn’t for you, I’d probably be dead by now! I owe you my life!”
His kind words repeat themselves over and over in your head. Even though you know it’s ridiculous, that it’s impossible, that this man will never catch feelings for someone like you.
But you’re allowed to dream a little, right?
You knock on the door timidly.
“It’s me. I’m here for your bandage change and your meal,” you call through the closed door before opening it.
And getting greeted by his beaming eyes all over again.
“What a pleasant surprise! You always brighten my day with your presence!”
You can’t hide the little blush creeping up your face while you smile shyly at him, dropping your gaze as soon as you start to burn alive.
“Oh, (y/n)! I was hoping to meet you here! May I ask you to help me out?”
“Shinobu-san…Of course!” you stumble, swiftly placing your tray on a table nearby.
Why is Shinobu here? After Rengoku’s status was stabilized, she left him in your care exclusively. Is something wrong? Did he show any critical signs?
“Don’t worry, I’m only here because Rengoku-san generously allowed me to test a stimulant I’ve been working on for quite some time now.”
“A new stimulant?” you repeat, interest clearly peaking.
“As you know, Rengoku-san sustained damage to his nervous system, specifically sensory loss, nerve pain and extreme fatigue from time to time. In order to not only treat the symptoms but the cause, I created a stimulant out of wisteria and rare mountain herbs in hopes to accelerate nerve signal repair, increase his energy for recovery and help bringing back his full mental clarity in days rather than another few weeks,” she explains patiently, preparing the injection with skilled hands.
You can’t help but admire her. The amount of work she puts in creating antidots, stimulants, medicine and so much more is truly inspiring. How glad you are to call yourself her tsugoko.
“That sounds promising,” you reply with glooming eyes.
“It does, but apart from animal testing, I didn’t get the chance to examine it properly yet. I would never ask a patient to function as a test person, of course. But Rengoku-san insisted on trying it himself.”
“I know I can trust you. After all, you are very skilled within the medical field!” Rengoku interjects while watching the first shot entering his arm.
“Don’t flatter me, Rengoku-san! I actually learned a lot from (y/n)!”
“F…From me?” you mumble, face instantly growing hot.
“Of course! Your knowledge within the medical field is truly remarkable! I wish I knew as much as you do about herbs and medicine!”
“Shinobu-san, please! I…I don’t deserve your praise.”
“But you are great, (y/n)!” Rengoku beams directly towards you.
Your heart skips a beat, palms so sweaty that you automatically wipe them off your coat awkwardly. Does he really…Mean that? Rengoku doesn’t seem like a person who lies, especially not straight into your face. To be exact, he has to be the most decent and honest person you’ve ever met. So kind-hearted, so straightforward, so positive. Oh, you truly don’t deserve his praise-
“SHINOBU-SAN!”
It all happens faster than you’re able to comprehend. Aoi storms through the door without knocking, her uniform covered in dirt and fresh blood. Almost instantly, all color drains from your face. Something bad must have happened. Again severely hurt demon slayers?
“Tanjuro, Zenitsu, Inosuke and the sound hashira just came in – barely alive, the sound hashira misses his arm-“
Shinobu listens closely, so closely that she doesn’t realize the injection she put in Rengoku’s arm is already empty by now.
“I’m on my way. (y/n), please stay here with Rengoku-san look after his vital status. Please note any side effects the simulant might have. I’ll call after you if I need your help.”
And with that, the insect pillar is gone, leaving you alone with shaky fingers next to Rengoku.
What happened? You’ve heard that they left for a mission along with the sound hashira, that they actually encountered a high-ranked demon and that the snake pillar was sent after them. Tanjiro…He can’t die, he simply can’t. After all the things he’s been through, all the wounds you tend when he was in your care-
You shake your head.
No. This is not the time to think about things like this. Shinobu told you to look after Rengoku, this is your job now. You can go and look after Tanjiro and the others when you have the time for it.
“How are you feeling, Rengoku-san?”
“I’m feeling…strange,” he replies with unusual low voice.
You furrow your eyebrows, eyes scanning his skin and then the empty injection on the table.
The.empty.injection.
Your eyes grow wider and wider each passing second. Didn’t Shinobu-san say that she wants to test the injection step-by-step? She must’ve been so focused on Aoi and the others that she forgot to stop and wait.
Out of instinct, you spring up from your chair in sheer horror. Oh no. This might be bad. Really really bad.
“Rengoku-san! Are you…are you feeling strange in terms of bad?” you ask, your hands already on their way to work on your own.
Gently, you feel his forehead, his skin so burning hot that you flinch.
“Your skin is on fire! Are you in pain? Dizzy? Nauseous?”
“I… feel alive.”
His voice is hoarse, not in pain, not in weakness, but like it’s holding something back. You glance at him. He’s not hunched over or trembling, like a normal side-effect patient. No, Rengoku is sitting tall and straight, his muscles tense beneath the loose yukata, his eyes boring into you like you’re made of gold.
“You feel… alive?” you repeat, carefully noting it in your log.
Elevated body temperature. Confusion? Mood shift?
“I feel like I could lift a mountain. Run through an inferno. Shout your name from the top of Mt. Fuji.”
You blink.
“…Okay, slight delusions,” you whisper to yourself, jotting that down.
He shifts. The fabric of his yukata falls slightly from his shoulder, exposing more skin than it should, and you instantly avert your eyes.
“I’m so warm… but it’s not unpleasant,” he says slowly.
“It’s like… being wrapped in sunlight. Like standing beside you.”
You pause.
“Is it…could it be fever-induced hallucination?” you murmur, genuinely concerned now, hand reaching up to feel his forehead again.
But this time, he suddenly grabs your wrist and pushes you towards him. Firm. Steady. Very real. Very not hallucinating.
“Your hands are divine,” he breathes.
“Have I told you how beautiful you are when you’re focused?”
Your brain stalls.
“I…what?”
“I’ve been trying to be patient. Respectful. But this medicine, this miracle, it’s like it cleared the fog in my mind. I see you now. No…no, I’ve always seen you. I just never had the courage to go any further.”
You stare at him, still frozen. Is this a… symptom? Is he hallucinating you as someone else? No, you don’t allow yourself to even think about the opportunity that these are his real thoughts, that this is how someone like Rengoku Kyojuro feels about you-
“Rengoku-san, can you tell me your name? Just to make sure-”
“Kyojuro. Call me Kyojuro. Please, (y/n). Say it again. Say my name while looking at me.”
You pull your hand back slowly, still kept firmly in his strong arms. It takes all your strength to not let you fall into his tender touch, to not use this state of confusion for your own advantage.
“S-So, euphoria… that’s… interesting,” you whisper, writing it down with trembling fingers. “Cognitive function seems intact but slightly impaired-”
“I would go to war for you,” he mumbles.
You stop writing.
“I’d slay a thousand demons with my bare hands if it meant you’d smile at me for half a second.”
You blink. Once. Twice. Still not accepting the possibly that he really means what he just told you.
“…W-What?”
“Let me court you.”
Your mouth opens. Closes. Your brain is buffering.
“W-What did you just-?”
He’s suddenly close. Too close. One moment he’s sitting upright; the next he’s leaned toward you, golden eyes burning with emotion and something else, something more primal, something you’re only read about late at night.
“I want to hold your hand in public. I want to braid your hair - do you like hair braids? I can learn. I’ll fight my way through the seven layers of hell to make you breakfast. I want to share a bed with you, want to wake up to you in the morning and fall asleep next to you at night. Please, just let me.”
“WAIT…STOP!”
You slap your notebook shut and stare at him in horrified realization. You cannot ignore it any longer. Truth is, you know those symptoms even though you’ve never experienced them in connection with yourself before.
“Oh my god. You’re horny.”
He blinks at you.
“Yes.”
“Shinobu injected you with a concentrated aphrodisiac stimulant?!”
“It feels like every cell in my body is worshiping the ground you walk on. Is that what love is?” he gasps, clutching his chest.
You scramble to your feet – or at least you try with his hands firmly holding you in place on his lap.
“I-I have to go! I need to tell Shinobu!”
Is that…Something hard underneath you? You take a deep breath, desperately try to keep yourself form drowning in madness.
Wouldn’t it be way easier to just give in? Isn’t this what you dreamed about, to be his, to have his eyes only for yourself? Maybe this is the chance, maybe the only one you’ll ever get to be this close to him-
No. You vehemently shake your head and rip yourself out of his grasp before you go insane as well, stumbling backwards.
“WAIT (y/n)! DON’T LEAVE ME ALONE WITH MY FEELINGS-!”
You hear a thud behind you as he tries to get up and immediately collapses from overstimulation. Groaning.
“THE FLOOR IS COLD… BUT YOUR TOUCH WAS WARM…”
You sprint down the hallway like your life depends on it, yelling at the top of your lungs:
“AOI! SHINOBU-SAN! RENGOKU IS TRYING TO PROPOSE TO ME THROUGH FEVER DREAMS AND I THINK HE’S ABOUT TO START WEEPING INTO THE FLOORBOARDS!”
From behind the sliding door, you faintly hear:
“…I would name our children after all the flowers you like!”
Shinazugawa Sanemi
Just one look at him is enough to send you over the edge. That guy with his hot head, chickpea brain and muscles made of steel. What you hate most about Sanemi Shinazugawa?
That you never seem to reach him.
No matter how hard you try, no matter how rough you train. He is always one step ahead, always that inch better that decides the fight. And he doesn’t even try to hide his amusement about it.
“Lost. Again,” he comments dryly, his puffed chest an insult itself.
You drag yourself out of the dirt, huffing loudly. That fucking bastard.
“There was no need to push my face into the mud, you little shit,” you hiss through gritted teeth.
Oh, you’re so over this. His constant teasing, his unbelievable behaviour. Who on earth raised this dickhead?
“Please, stop fighting you two! Why can’t we all just get along and laugh a little more?” Mitsuri cries out next to you.
No. You can’t take it anymore, not even for Mitsuri. But…you let out your breath, try to calm down your beating heart. You don’t want to start a fight in her garden either, not when you know how much time she spends trimming the bushes.
“Fuck you, Shinazugawa,” you mumble before turning on your heel and stomping inside.
Honestly, as long as you don’t have to see that shitty grin, you’ll be fine. You slam the door shut behind you, allow your eyes to rest a little. You know he doesn’t deserve your anger, that he would stop teasing you if you’d stop reacting this way. But somehow, you can’t help it. Something about him triggers a part inside you that usually stays put.
There has to be a way to finally beat him, at least once in order to shut his filthy mouth. But how? How on earth are you supposed to surpass him when he trains just as much as you do? How?
Your eyes dart around the room with no real aim. Where are you, exactly? Mitsuri’s katana lays on display on a shelf, next to it a strange pink-colored potion.
You furrow your eyebrows, instantly drawing closer. Is this what she talked about with Shinobu? The powder she’s supposed to smear all over the blade of her katana in order to poison her opponents? No, Shinobu didn’t exactly state “poison”
“It will incapacitate your opponents in your unique way!”
Incapacitate.
Your eyes grow wider and wider.
Incapacitate…
You don’t waste another second. Maybe this is what you need to beat him. A small potion can’t hurt, right? He’s definitely been through worse. You shake a small amount into your hand and close it before heading back out.
“Huh, look who’s there! Done with your pity party, loser?”
“Fight me.”
He tilts his head ever so slightly, just in the way that almost makes you lose your cool. But you’ll have the upper hand now – even though only with a little bit of help.
Sanemi darts towards you without asking another question, aiming directly for your chest. He’s fast, ridiculously fast, and already halfway to slamming you into the dirt again when you throw your hand up.
POOF.
A pink cloud of shimmering powder bursts right into his face.
“What the fu…What the hell did you just-”
He stumbles back, waving his hand while coughing out loud. And you? You grin like a demon.
“Got you, bastard.”
“(Y/N)!!” Mitsuri’s voice shrieks so high-pitched it almost cracks the air just when you’re about to place your final hit.
You blink at her, smug expression faltering at her suddenly so serious tone.
“What?”
Her hands fly to her mouth.
“YOU DIDN’T JUST USE THAT PINK POWDER ON HIM?!”
You look down at your now-empty palm.
“Um. Yes?”
“That’s the experimental blend Shinobu gave me to test!! It’s not a paralytic - it’s a potent aphrodisiac! In small doses!”
You freeze mid-air.
“…What?”
Your widened eyes dart over to Sanemi, who’s rubbing his eyes, blinking rapidly. His face is already turning red - and this time not from anger. No, you’re immediately able to tell the difference.
Mitsuri is scrambling for her haori, already halfway to the gate.
“I’M GETTING SHINOBU! YOU NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP AND I DON’T WANNA DIE HERE!!!”
“Mitsuri-?!”
Too late. She’s gone, her pink curls disappearing into the wind.
You turn back to Sanemi…who’s standing there, chest heaving, flushed all the way to his neck, and looking at you like you just grew three heads. Or possibly like he wants to eat you.
“What the fuck… did you do to me?”
His voice is a low growl now, thick and rough. You take a few steps back out of instinct. Fuck, this is bad. Really really bad. Why on earth does she have something like this just randomly standing on her nightstand!?
“I…I didn’t know it was an aphro-!”
You don’t even see him move. Suddenly, he’s in front of you, next to you, everywhere you look. Before you know how to think your back slams against the nearest tree, bark digging into your shoulder blades. His hand lands hard on the trunk beside your head, and he leans in, breath hot against your cheek.
“You trying to mess with me?” he growls.
“You think this is funny?”
You gulp. Shit, this went lengths too far even for your taste.
“N-No! I swear, I thought it was poison…I mean - harmless poison!”
His other hand grabs your jaw - not rough, not painful, but firm. His thumb brushes along your cheek. His pupils are blown wide now, sharp jade eyes nearly swallowed in black.
“Why the hell is it you that I can’t get outta my head right now? Why do you smell so damn good?”
Your mouth opens, but nothing except a silent whimper comes out.
“I’m gonna regret this,” he mutters, and then his lips crash against yours.
It’s messy. Uncoordinated. All teeth and desperation, like he’s trying to burn the fire out of his bloodstream with your mouth. His body cages you in, solid muscle pressing you against the bark, and one of his hands curls into your hair like he needs something to hold on to before he breaks.
And you? Your brain has left the chat. Your hand clutches the front of his uniform. And you fucking kiss him back out of instinct.
“I hate this,” he groans against your lips.
“Hate you. Hate how you make me feel like I’m gonna lose control. Hate that I’m hard and it’s your damn fault-”
“S-Sanemi!”
“Say my name like that again and I’m gonna ruin both of us.”
His rough hands find the back of your knees. He yanks you into the air like you weigh nothing, presses you firmly against the cool tree.
You can’t catch your breath, don’t even want to. Is this…what you felt for him all this time? Not hatred, but desperation? It definitely feels that way, it definitely feels way too god to be true-
“And then she just threw the powder in his face and I literally had NO time to react. Can you imagine!?”
“Mitsuri, stand still and be quiet.”
“BUT SHINOBU-“
The insect pillar stops Mitsuri in her tracks, pointing towards you.
And Sanemi.
Intertwined.
Pressed against each other on a tree.
“Oh my!” Mitsuri shrieks in utter excitement.
“Let’s just get out of here and wait until Sanemi took care of the potion a natural way,” Shinobu chuckles before turning on her heels and literally dragging the love hashira behind her.
Tomioka Giyu
You hear them shouting from afar – again. Instinctively, you pick up your pace, rolling your eyes in sheer frustration. Why is it so hard for both of them to just live peacefully while knowing that the other exists? Aren’t both of them hashiras, working towards the same goal?
Apparently, Sanemi and Giyu didn’t catch that mission yet.
“Can you guys just act like boys your age? Or at least a little grown up?” you shout over the noise of swords clashing.
Your heart skips a beat even though you try to supress your hard feelings. Giyu’s looking well today, his hair a little messy from the fight, face covered in a thin layer of dirt while his eyes hush over you ever so slightly.
“(y/n)-AH!”
A second too long, apparently.
“Ha, that’s what you get for losing your focus, fool!”
Like in slow motion, Giyu collapses onto the floor, his cheek pierced open by Sanemi’s blade. You run towards him immediately, checking on him. He’s unconscious, a small cut now disturbing his otherwise so perfect porcelain face.
“Are you out of your goddamn mind?” you shriek into Sanemi’s face.
Carefully, your shaky fingers inspect the wound. Not deep enough to leave a scar, but still unnecessary. Aren’t they supposed to fight with wooden swords only after the last incident?
“Oh shit”, Sanemi suddenly mumbles through gritted teeth.
Your narrowed eyes dart towards him, take in the panic that sets in on his features. This means nothing but trouble. Your voice sharpens, hands balling into tight fists.
“What did you do?”
Sanemi drags a hand through his hair, eyes darting anywhere but yours.
“...I, uh…might’ve…kinda forgot-”
“Forgot what?!”
“That my blade was still dipped in poison from earlier,” he mutters, almost too fast to catch.
“Wanted to try out how it works on demons. Didn’t clean it after. My bad.”
You stare at him, wide-eyed. Your jaw drops. He put poison on his blade. He forgot to wipe it off before fighting Giyu. At first, you’re too stunned to speak, mind unable to follow his words. Then the volume hits.
“YOUR BAD?! YOU FORGOT YOU HAD A POISONED BLADE AND YOU STABBED A HASHIRA WITH IT?!”
Sanemi flinches like your words hit harder than any sword.
“He’s not dead, calm down-”
“CALL SHINOBU! OR AOI! OR LITERALLY ANYONE WITH MEDICAL TRAINING BEFORE I KILL YOU MYSELF!”
Sanemi swears under his breath, mutters something about “bossy brats,” and sprints off, boots pounding against the courtyard stones.
You turn back to Giyu, bracing for the worst - except…
His lashes flutter and his eyes crack open. His pupils are slightly dilated, his breathing uneven. The sight makes your stomach twist, not entirely out of relief, though.
“Giyu? Can you hear me?” you ask, gently touching his cheek.
His gaze locks on yours immediately, sharp as a hawk. But instead of confusion or anger, there’s… something else there. Something warmer. Something you’ve never seen before in his eyes.
Your fingers freeze on his skin.
“You came,” he replies quietly, almost like it’s the only thing that matters.
“Of course I did, you idiot, you just got poisoned-”
His hand shoots up and catches your wrist, holding you there. You blink, startled, as the faintest flush spreads across his cheeks.
“You’re… close,” he murmurs, voice low and a little unsteady.
“I like it when you’re close.”
Heat floods your face.
“Giyu-”
“I was… dreaming about you.”
His thumb brushes along the inside of your wrist and you swear your pulse skips more than just once.
“It felt real. And now… you’re here. Still feels real.”
Your mouth opens to protest, but the way he’s looking at you makes your brain stall, like you’re the only thing keeping him tied to the ground.
His thumb is still stroking your wrist, slow and deliberate, like he’s memorizing the way your pulse jumps under his touch. You try to pull back, but his grip only tightens. No matter how much you longed for his touch, no matter how good this feels, you need to do something. What if he dies because you were too selfish to call for help?
“Giyu… you need to rest-”
“I don’t want to rest.”
His voice is firmer now, almost rough.
“Not when you’re here.”
You swallow hard. This is getting harder each passing second
“You’re poisoned, you’re not thinking straight-”
“I’m thinking perfectly,” he interrupts, his gaze locked to yours.
“Clearer than I have in years.”
Your breath hitches when he sits up suddenly, the movement forcing you back onto your heels. His knee brushes yours, the warmth of his body seeping into your skin. He leans forward, so close you can feel his breath fan across your lips, his body occupying yours fully.
“You keep running around… patching everyone up… looking at me like I’m just another patient.”
His eyes darken, sparkle down at you unpromising.
“But I’ve been watching you.”
Your heartbeat stutters.
“W-What?”
His free hand lifts, fingers ghosting over your jaw, tracing the curve of it with featherlight precision.
“Your voice. Your hands. The way you smell after you’ve been working with herbs… it’s stuck in my head.”
You open your mouth to tell him to stop, that this is the poison talking, but then his nose brushes yours.
“Tell me to let go,” he murmurs.
“Tell me to stop wanting you right now, and I will. But if you don’t…”
His thumb grazes your lower lip, slow, careful.
“…I’m not sure I can.”
Your pulse is pounding so hard it’s dizzying. His breath is warm, face inches from yours, the low rasp of his voice sending heat curling in your stomach. This is a dream coming true, a scenario you’ve had in your head more than once. Why not enjoying at least a few seconds of finally feeling him this close?
“Giyu…”
And then his forehead rests against yours, his hand sliding to the back of your neck like he’s anchoring you in place. His lips almost brush yours, just enough for you to feel the faintest drag of heat before he pulls back a fraction, gaze still locked on yours.
“I need you to stay,” he whispers.
“Even if they say it’s the poison, you’re all I’m able to think of, (y/n). You’re all that I want-”
Somewhere in the distance, you hear Sanemi’s heavy steps approaching.
“I FOUND AOI – STOP INTERACTING WITH HIM, YOU’RE MAKING IT WORSE! (Y/N)!)”
“Fuck”, you hiss.
“Let’s get out of here”, Giyu suggests, dragging you onto your feet.
Are you really this selfish, so focused on your own needs that you’d ditch his proper medical care for it?