Hi! Can I request a scenario of Sanemi x reader and Genya to the mix (platonic with him)? Reader is trying to convince Genya that Sanemi actually loves him, but Genya doesn’t believe them & comments about not being born. Sanemi overhears and goes to prove to Genya that he loves him. Just lost of brotherly fluff plz. I hope I didn’t make this too complicated and I hope you accept my request, but it’s fine if you don’t. Have a nice day!
Hey there! And thank you for requesting! The Shinazugawa brothers really do deserve some love💕 This came out longer than I'd originally planned but I hope you enjoyed it!
You had noticed Genya looked a little down today, but had no idea it was this bad because you had been a little preoccupied with training today. He didn’t look like he had started with his training yet, so you thought it would be a good idea to invite him and train with you. Maybe it’ll get some of that bad energy off him.
"Genya! Want to be my sparring partner?” you called out to him.
He was sort of just wandering around the grounds, he had a distracted air about him, which was a little weird for Genya. He was usually really focused when it came to training, especially because his brother was closeby.
“No...it’s okay (Y/N) I’ll train a little by myself a bit later,” he gave you a small smile and went on his way again.
Something’s not right, and you were determined to find out why your friend was so down in the dumps.
“Genya what’s wrong? You don’t seem like yourself today,” You jogged to keep up with him.
“I'm fine...it’s nothing really. I’m just being silly,” he waved the question off, but that wasn't convincing at all.
“Seriously? Who are you trying to fool? Come, sit, tell me all about it,” You sat on the porch that was nearby, passing him some water.
He thought it over for a minute then tentatively sat himself down next to you.
“So, tell me. What’s been bothering you?”
“It’s about aniki...it’s nothing really,” Genya mumbled, shuffling his feet.
“I’m not leaving until you tell me, we’ll be here ‘till sundown if needs be!” you huffed. Genya always thought so little of his problems while always helping you with yours, you wanted to at least be a little helpful this time. Especially if it was about his brother.
“I just don’t think he cares or loves me anymore. I mean...he sounded like he hated me when I first joined the corps. He pushed me away when I tried to get closer to him.”
“Oh Genya, I’m sure he still cares about you. He’s your brother no matter what. It’s just...he expresses it a little differently than most. It’s Sanemi after all!” you had to keep down a laugh, remembering the brash nature of the wind pillar.
Genya puts his chin on his hand, avoiding eye contact with you.
“(Y/N)...look at me. My abilities are disgusting, I can’t use a sword and I’m useless with breaths. I’m just an embarrassment to both him and the corps,” Genya falls back onto the porch, covering his eyes with his arm.
“Hey, I think your abilities are amazing. They make you unique, Genya. And you’re not different than all the other demon slayers here, we all have one goal don’t we? I’m sure your brother sees that.”
“(Y/N), you’d think I’m cool even if I were a demon,” Genya snickered.
“Touche,” you smiled. You thought very highly of him, you just wished he would see eye to eye with you. And you really did wish for Sanemi to be a little nicer to him. Sometimes it was even hard to convince yourself that he still loved him, but you were sure under all that, Sanemi still cared deeply about his brother. He was just showing it in all the wrong ways.
“Maybe if I were never born...I wouldn’t be getting in his way. Then aniki wouldn’t be reminded how much of a disappointment his little brother is. Or reminded that he has one at all,” even with an arm covering his eyes, you swore you could see the glisten of tears underneath them.
“Genya...you don’t mean that,” you tried to reach over to comfort him, but decide not to. He looked so brittle just then that you felt even the slightest happening could shatter him.
“I just miss the old ‘nemi.”
Sanemi was planning on sharpening his sword on the porch when he heard his brother’s voice. He wished he was never born, that part had hit him the most. All he wanted was for Genya to quit the corps and live a normal life. Now it was clear that his methods of attempting to protect his brother was cracking the space between them even more.
He stormed off to his room, not wanting to be there any longer. If he had just flat out told Genya that he did care, it probably wouldn’t have been convincing, considering the way he had been treating him. This frustrated Sanemi to no end. Sure he wanted Genya to quit, but not at the cost of him de-valuing his own life. It dawned on him that he was the one causing his little brother to feel this way. He had to make things right, but how? Sanemi knew he was no good with words, whenever he tried to comfort someone would usually make them cry more.
Throughout the next few days, it consumed his thoughts. No matter how much he hated to admit it, he still had a soft spot for his brother. The way he had been treating Genya had been downright cruel, but he had always justified his actions. It’s for his own good, I’m just trying to protect him.
Sanemi had just finished his patrol, and was heading back through town when he passed a group of kids throwing a temari around. Temari...didn’t Genya used to want one as a child? They never got him one though, their mother always had a strict ‘no ball’ policy that Sanemi still found ridiculous to this day. His mind was made up in a split second, and before he had any time to stop himself, Sanemi bought a temari ball and carried it with him back to the training grounds.
Genya hadn’t seen much of his big brother lately, even though this was his training grounds. He was suddenly worried that maybe Sanemi overheard him and was now avoiding him. Genya put his head in his hands, that did not make him feel any better.
“Oi!” a sudden call made him sit upright, he’d recognise that voice anywhere.
“A-aniki, I-i’m sorry I swear I’m not slacking off I was just-” Genya immediately stood up from where he was sitting, fearing that the wind pillar would go off about the fact that he wasn’t training like the others.
Something was thrown at him, Genya wasn’t sure what, but he caught it in his hands.
“Saw it when I was in town, you used to want one didn’t you?” Sanemi’s voice almost sounded accusing, but to Genya, it just showed him that his big brother thought about him after all.
“Y-yeah...thanks for remembering aniki,” Genya smiled.
Truthfully, Genya didn’t even remember wanting a temari ball, but he was both shocked and happy that his big brother had given him something.
“And...if you get hungry after training...you can come over for some ohagi,” Sanemi said in a gruff tone, then turned around and promptly left.
Genya just stood there, surprised, but extremely happy nonetheless. That was the best treatment he had gotten from him since...well since a long time.
“Genya? There you are, I’ve been looking all over for you!” You ran up to him, panting. You hadn’t seen him all day and you were starting to worry.
“You sure seem happy today, not that I’m complaining,” you sat beside where he was, poking at his smiling cheeks. After how he was yesterday you were relieved it wasn’t repeated.
“Look what aniki got me,” he showed you the ball, the smile not leaving his features.
You peered in to take a closer look at the object cradled in his arms.
“I didn’t know you liked temari.”
But you knew that it didn’t matter. Sanemi could’ve given Genya a rock, but to him, anything from aniki was precious. You swear you could see flowers coming out of the boy’s head.
“Nemi really is the nicest person ever.”
