#hey did you know that Tanjiro was the one who found his dad when he was dying

[artdolliewishes]

Look I know that the point of Tanjiro’s perfect dream in season two was to show just how pure hearted and kind Tanjiro is, that the only thing he desired was to go back to the time before his family was killed without a hint of selfish wish fulfillment.

BUT, in my heart of hearts I feel like Tanjiro’s REAL “selfish” dream is where all of the above happens AND his dad isn’t dead or terminally ill he’s just chronically ill.

You cannot TELL ME that Tanjiro doesn’t love his dad so so SO much and that, while he’s fully accepted his passing, deep down he doesn’t wish that things could’ve been different in spite of himself.

[vulpes-z3rda]

how you met them

a/n: how are we all feeling?? i apologise if the writing isn’t the best, its old content from my wattpad that i’m moving across!!

Tanjiro

Well, you met at the Final Selection. He was running through the wisteria flowers on the trees and had finally reached the end of it all. Before he could walk further into the opening, he walked right into someone. "Hey. Watch where you're walking, will you?" You grumbled, saddened by the loss of your friends in the forest. He gulped at your facial expression and rubbed the nape of his neck in embarrassment. "Ah, I'm sorry... I'm Tanjiro Kamado! It's nice to meet you..." He trailed off not knowing your name. You huffed and gave him a small smile. "Y/n... Y/n L/n! It's nice to meet you too Kamado-Kun!" He smiled and walked with you over to the twins that stood before you all to explain your swords. "I hope we work together L/n-Chan." Giggling you nodded. "Me too!" With that, the pair of you stood together, a sense of pride and happiness surrounding you both. "Hey, Kamado-Kun?" You said quietly. "Hmm? What's wrong?" He asked, concerned about you. "I promise to protect you and stay by your side!" You pledged with a wide smile. He chuckled and nodded. "I promise to do the same L/n-Chan."

Inosuke

You both met at the butterfly estate. You had already become a demon hunter and was working under Rengoku. This is what attracted him to you originally. I mean Rengoku was strong so in his mind, you would be a worthy opponent to fight right? He was right about that, however, he could never get to ask. So he charged at you with his pig assault as he usually does. "Huh? What happened?" You asked in a daze as he'd made you hit your head rather harshly on the floor. "Fight me!!" He yelled as steam came out of his boar mask's nose. "Get off me, you idiot!!" You yelled as you pushed him off you and stood up dusting yourself off. That was until you froze and looked up at him in pure rage. "You... YOU RIPPED MY HAORI INOSUKE!!!! YOU DUMBASS!!" You screeched as you chased after him. "AHAHA!!! ARE YOU GONNA FIGHT ME NOW Y/N!?" He yelled back in near-psychotic joy. "Fight you? I'm gonna beat your ass, you damned idiot!!" You quietly threatened as you ran at him. "Rengoku? Shouldn't we stop this?" Tanjiro asked as he and Zenitsu stood beside him. "Hmmm, no. Let them teach young Inosuke a lesson."

Zenitsu

You were the baker's daughter at a village at the foot of a mountain a few miles east of the Demon Slayer Corps. For two weeks teens and children had been going missing, adults had started to go too. So naturally, people began to suspect a demon was behind the disappearances. Your village elder sent for some demon slayers to come and help but it was too late. "HELP! PLEASE, SOMEONE!!" You screamed as a demon had begun to chase you after killing your father. "No one is coming to help you, brat!" He screeched as he pinned you by the neck to the wall of a house. A flash of yellow flew past you and stopped to your left. "HEY! Get your hands off them!" A blonde boy yelled as he drew a sword out on the demon. "Ah, a slayer? This should be fun..." He smirked as he dropped you to the ground. Before he could even react, the blonde had sliced his head off. "Are you okay?" He asked with obvious tears in his eyes. "No.. my dad... he killed him!!" You wailed in pain. "Hey... come with me so we can protect you. My name is Zenitsu." He exclaimed trying to comfort you. You stood up and grabbed his hand. "I'm y/n... please don't leave me Zenitsu.." You whimpered, scared of anything and everything at that moment. "I wouldn't dream of it Y/n-Chan."

Giyu

You were a simple first aider at the Demon Corps who worked under Shinobu at the butterfly estate. At first, he gave you no attention. I'll be honest, he didn't even know who you were. That all changed when he was injured after a mission in a village that had more demons than anticipated. Aoi and Shinobu had forced him to go to you as you were one of the best aiders there. "Y/n? We have one more for you to help." Aoi sai giving you a slight smile. "Hmm? Ah, okay. Just place him on that bed there and I'll get right to it and help him." You stated blandly looking at them with dull e/c eyes. Despite this, upon seeing him, they lit up slightly. "You were injured on a mission right Tamioka-San?" You asked as you cleaned his cuts. He looked at you curiously and nodded. "How do you know my name?" He asked blandly. "It's my business to know everyone who Shinobu works alongside so I can welcome them if I need to. I'm Y/n L/n by the way." A small, unnoticeable chuckle left his lips as you bandaged his wounds. "Thank you L/n." You smiled at him and carried on. "I'm simply doing my job, there's no need to thank me."

Muzan

He was strolling through a random village in which he knew demons had been attacking continuously for a few days or so. The pained cries of devastated families were like music to his sinful ears. What can I say? He has lived for a thousand years and has come to enjoy killing humans and seeing them as less than worth sparing. Well... that was until he saw you. A particularly aggressive demon had trapped you in an alleyway. "Oh god... I'm going to die..." You whispered as the demon lifted his hand to hit you. Now he was just as confused as you must have been when he grabbed the demon and immediately snapped its head clean off. "Sir? How did you..." You looked up into his eyes and for some reason calmed down. Heaving out a sigh he helped you up and helped you. "Thank you for saving me... I'm Y/n L/n." He chuckled at the bluntness of your reply. "You're welcome. I'm... I'm Muzan." Smiling you kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Muzan.." A blush overcame his pale face and he smiled slightly. More to the point, he was surprised you hadn't recognised his name.

Genya

You met him before everything when you were both kids and grew up together. However, when your father was killed by a demon, your mum took you away from everything and forced you to move in with her friend Ubuyashiki Kagaya. It wasn't until he became a demon slayer did you meet again. "Y-y/n? Is that you?" He asked looking at you, unsure of whether he had called the right person or not. "Huh? Genya?" You asked in confusion. "Why're you here? You know where you are right?" You asked with a small smile. "I'm a demon slayer... where did you go way back then?" He mumbled as he walked up to you and hugged you. Giggling you shook your head and hugged back. "My mum brought me here and I was trained to be a demon slayer. I'm a pillar alongside your brother!" The shock on his face was priceless as he stared at you in disbelief. "YOU'RE A PILLAR!?"

Kyojuro

"I need to get away from here..." You whispered as you ran, well tried to, away from the demon who was once your brother. "Y/n!? Come back, I only want a piece of you and then I'll let you go~" He tormented gaining on you. "NO!" You yelled before tripping on a tree root. "Oh no... no no no." The crazed and human meat starved demon stared at you hungrily. "There you are." He growled as you scooted away from him. "B/n... please... please don't do this!" You cried. "Well, why would I spare y-" You looked up to see his head cut off and rolling over the floor and a tall blonde man stood there with a katana. "Are you okay?" He asked holding a hand out to help you up. "He... My brother... I." Stuttering for a reply you looked up at him crying. "Please... please don't leave me..." You begged quickly standing up and gripping onto his haori. He gave a small chuckle and patted your head to try and comfort you. "I won't... I'm Kyojuro Rengoku." After introducing himself, you pulled away and looked up at him. "I'm y/n. y/n l/n."

Sanemi

You were a demon much like Nezuko. You'd never eaten or harmed a human and wished to help them against Muzan and to make your situation better, it was Genya who brought you back to the Demon Slayer Corps. "Another one? Why are so many docile demons appearing??" Gyomei questioned as he stared at you. You smiled back at him and looked over to Genya. "What's gonna happen to me Genya?" The pillars looked on in shock, apart from Sanemi, and fussed over how you were able to talk. "Will you guys shut up? They're nothing amazing. Just another demon like that other one." He grumbled as he glared at you. Giggling you sauntered over to him. "Y/n? Don't annoy Sanemi..." Genya mumbled, being flustered about the demon he brought home annoying his brother. "I'm simply checking out something that's captured my interest!" A blush spread across the Wind Pillars face like an out of control wildfire. "Will you shut up? You're fucking annoying." You laughed and smiled tilting your head. "But I want to get to know you Sanemi-kun~" You teased and you smirked at him. "GENYA!! GET Y/N AWAY FROM ME BEFORE I HIT THEM!!" He shouted. "Sanemi!! Don't you dare!!" The pillars yelled as they held him back. "I'm going to like you a lot I think..." You said with a light blush.

Mitsuri

You met Mitsuri when she was on a mission with Obanai. You weren't the demon they were after but you know if they found you, they'd kill you. However, after seeing them fight and both become injured by the demon which has been terrorising the village you lived in, you decided you'd help them and heal their wounds. "You. You're a demon." Obanai glared at you after you had swiftly chopped the head of the demon off and turned to face them. "Yes. A demon that just helped you. I could've left you to suffer." You said as you kneeled beside Mitsuri and looked over her injuries. "Which ones hurt more?" You asked as you got ready to heal them. "These one do.." She whispered as she pointed to the deep scratches on her arm. "HEY! Get away from Mitsuri!!" Mitsuri told Obanai to calm down as a pink light surrounded her and her wounds healed rather quickly. "See Obanai? They helped me!" She exclaimed as she smiled at you. "You're another docile one... like the one that kid has." Obanai still glared as you turned to face him. "It's your turn. Let me help you." Reluctantly he allowed you to heal his wounds. "What's your name?" Mitsuri asked as you stood up and stretched. She smiled and walked closer to you, much to Obanai's dismay. "Y/n... y/n l/n." You answered as you went to turn and walk away. "Hey wait! You can come with us back to the Butterfly Estate! There's another demon there so you won't be alone and you can continue to help us!!" She exclaimed as she giggled at your confused expression. "Hmmm, I'd like that I think Mitsuri..." You said with a small smile. "Yayyyy!!! Come on!! Everyone is going to love you!!"

[knylinphd]

Their S/O bringing a cat home | Headcanons

gender neutral

-> You decided to buy a cat or you just took a stray cat that was following you home. Your S/O isn’t home yet.

-> Sanemi Shinazugawa, Giyuu Tomioka, Tanjiro Kamado, Inosuke Hashibira.

Sanemi Shinazugawa

Sanemi came back home to ohagi, and he was very glad. Even though it was quite common for you to cook some for him when he had a long day, it was actually uncommon to be greeted by an animal accompanying you.

‘’Is that...’’ he pointed to the cat, not bothering finishing his sentence. ‘’A cat, yeah ! He followed me back home, and I thought ‘why not’.’’ You explained.

‘’But we don’t need a fucking cat.’’ He said, actually quite calm, not bothering to pet the animal before sitting to eat his ohagi.

‘’Kovu was all alone outside !’’ You told him, holding the cat to pet him, since Sanemi hadn’t bothered doing it.

‘’Oh my God, you gave it a name already ! (Y/N), we can’t have a cat !’’ He said, a bit irritated this time. ‘’You didn’t even ask me before taking it with you !’’

You sighed. ‘’It’s a ‘him’. And I took him with me because everyone needs a home. I miss you when you go on long missions ! I’m a simple hunter, I get to go back home almost everyday.’’ You said.

‘’I don’t see how a cat could do anything about it.’’ He said, not looking at Kovu at all. ‘’He would remind me of you !’’ Your boyfriend scoffed.

‘’What does that mean ? I’m not a cat.’’ That said, you held the cat right in front of him. After Sanemi gave you a confused look, he actually focused on him.

‘’He has a scar on his eye ! It’s almost where yours under your eyebrow is !’’ You said, excited. You knew it would change his mind. ‘’Put him on the floor. I don’t want fur in my food.’’ He replied.

He actually looked at the cat, staring at the scar. Finally, he slowly started to scratch his head. ‘’You fought too then, hm ?’’ He asked Kovu -which made you laugh. Of course now he was going to let you keep him.

Giyuu Tomioka

When Giyuu came back home, you were sleeping. What was weird, however, is that you were on the couch and not in the bed.

Looking around, he saw a sack of cat food, and plenty accessories a cat would need. Curiously, he walked to you to ask you what was going on.

That’s when he saw a cat, sleeping on top of your side. You had surely bought it and everything it needed, and had waited to surprise him once he was home.

However, since he was busy on a mission, he came back so late you had fallen asleep already.

Giyuu didn’t really want a cat. But, he had told you many times that you should’ve a pet to distract you whenever he was going on a mission for too long.

He would deny it, but he also wanted something to distract himself when you were on a mission, or at least something that was related to you, so you were still there, in a way.

Slowly, he crouched down in front of you, gently stroking your shoulder to wake you up. When you did, he tried his best to give you a smile.

‘’I saw the little surprise. Sorry I wasn’t here for the party.’’ He said, and you smiled that he wasn’t mad you had brought a cat without asking him.

‘’Her name is Pearl.’’ You said, and he smiled. ‘’Because she’s white ?’’ He asked, slowly approaching the cat and letting her smell his fingers. ‘‘Yes !’’

Once he managed to pet the cat, he turned to look at you. ‘’That’s a nice name. But don’t let her get used to sleep with you, cause she’s not going to sleep in my bed, despise how cute she is.’’ He said.

Tanjiro Kamado

Tanjiro and you were both pillars, and that meant that sometimes you wouldn’t see each other for days ; that’s why you were happy you had befriended the other pillars, at least you wouldn’t be alone.

Actually, when Tanjiro came back home, he saw you sleeping in your shared bed. However, he wasn’t the one sharing it with you today ; there was a cat. It looked like a kitten, though ? So small.

He crouched down to shake you a bit to wake you up, kissing your forehead once he saw your eyes opening. ‘’Good morning, I’m home !’’ He whispered, so your awakening would be calm.

‘’Good morning ! I cheated on you, though !’’ You joked, pointing to the cat. Tanjiro smiled. ‘’I can see that ! What’s that lucky guy’s name ?’’ He asked, actually approaching his hand so the cat would sniff it.

‘’I found him with Muichiro (yes) so his name is Muichiro.’’ Your boyfriend couldn’t help but snort at the name. ‘’(Y/N)... no.’’

You yawned, straightening up. ‘’What ?’’ Tanjiro giggled, as the cat was now playing with his fingers. ‘’You can’t give him that name only because you found him with Muichiro !’’

Seeing you pout, he laughed ; you were always so childish, but how much joy it was bringing him ! ‘’We won’t know if you’re talking about the pillar or the cat !’’ He explained.

‘’But Muichiro didn’t say anything !’’ You said. ‘’He never says anything ! But I’ll help you find a new name ?’’ He offered you, and you quietly nodded.

‘’So we’re keeping him ? I checked and he’s a boy.’’ You said, snorting at your own comment. Tanjiro nodded. ‘’Sure. I’ll need some company in that big bed too when you won’t be here.’’

You hugged him, glad that he had accepted. The cat actually started to purr, and Tanjiro had already adopted him and considered him his son.

Inosuke Hashibira

Inosuke came back home yelling, as usual. Actually, since you were both pillars, he had started to pick up a fight about who was going to die first -it was kinda weird, but still.

However, not hearing you, he walked in, only to be greeted by a meow. He jumped at first. But noticing it was simply a little cat, he crouched down.

‘’Hey buddy, what are you doing here ? Don’t you have a home elsewhere ?’’ He asked, approaching his hand so the cat could sniff it.

It actually awoken you, but Inosuke didn’t notice. You smiled at the sight of him petting the kitten you had just brought.

When he noticed you, he grinned. ‘’I’m alive, see ? But how did a cat enter in here ?’’ He asked, now giving you a confused look -he had taken off his mask before entering.

‘’It’s a kitten. I found him outside, he was abandoned. He surely got in a fight ; look how weird his tail looks ! And since he was hurt, I took him home.’’ You explained, Inosuke checking the said tail.

‘’It was abandoned ? Er- he was abandoned ?’’ He asked and you nodded, approaching. ‘’You don’t mind keeping him, right ? Even if it’s only during the time I’m healing him I-‘’

But Inosuke cut you off. ‘’No, it’s okay. He doesn’t have a cat mom anymore, so he needs a human mom, now ! And I’ll be his dad !’’

His excitement made you giggle, as your boyfriend started to pet the cat, holding him close to his chest. ‘’And I’ll be a better parent than you ! See ? He already prefers me !’’

You simply rolled your eyes, petting the kitten. ‘’Start by finding him a name. I want you to choose it so you won’t forget it nor change it.’’ You said, making Inosuke pout. You knew he tried to say everyone’s name correctly !

[kyoujurous-eyebrows]

You Deserve to be Loved

Minor Tokito Muichiro x Trans Male!Reader

A Coming Out Story

Dedicated to @dolphingodd who’s going through a rough time right now. I got your back and I support you so keep your chin up! 💕

It also goes out to any of my transgender buddies, I see you, you’re awesome.

TW: Mention of Dead Name (mentioned twice)

Key: (D/N) dead name

Words: 2.5k

Edit 12.4.19: Fixed some inconsistencies and weird sentences.

Muichiro watched your back with his usual blank expression, however his mind was dwelling on rather sad thoughts. You had been fairly distant not just with him, but with everyone around you recently; and he knew it wasn’t on purpose. He could only assume something had happened at home to cause you to be so depressed like this, and he didn’t like it. The bell rang for class to end and you quickly retreated from the classroom before anyone could talk to you. Muichiro tried to reach out to you, but he didn’t make it in time.

“I wonder what’s wrong with (Y/N)? He seems awfully distant recently.” Tanjiro commented, coming to stand next to Muichiro. He nodded his head in agreement with his friend, a small bit of worry creeping onto his neutral expression. “I bet if we asked Eru we might be able to find out what is going on. They are siblings after all!” Tanjiro encouraged, wanting to help his two friends. Muichiro nodded once again and began to walk to the seniors’ classrooms, Tanjiro tagging along.

Reaching the third floor, the hallways were abuzz with life during the long lunch break. They quickly found Eru’s classroom and peaked inside, hoping to see them. A short person of about 5’2” with short cut brown hair and grey-green eyes was chatting with a few people while eating their homemade lunch. Muichiro approached quickly, not really caring about the stares he got from the other seniors in the room.

“Eru can I ask you a few questions?” He stated bluntly. Eru turned his way and flashed him a smile.

“Of course! Sorry guys, I’ll be back soon.” Eru stood up and followed their two underclassmen to a more deserted area of the hallway. “I’m guessing this is about (Y/N)?” Eru got straight to the point, looking slightly up at the two boys. Both nodded their heads in affirmation. “I thought that might be the case. He’s pulling himself away from others again, isn’t he? I’ve tried talking things over with him, but he doesn’t seem to be soaking it in fully…”

“Did something happen at home?” Muichiro asked the question that had been plaguing him all day. Eru looked down for a moment, seemingly in thought.

“Yes… but I’m not sure if it’s my place to tell you… but since it’s you I’m sure it’ll be fine. He can hit me later for it. A while ago he came out to his mother as transgender, and she basically rejected him. Well recently he’s been dwelling on it a lot because it is hurting him even worse now. I’ve offered a few options to help him, but he’s still thinking over it and waiting until he’s comfortable enough. Maybe if I got your help Mui, he might feel more open? He seems to enjoy hanging around you a lot.” The two boys took in the information in silence before Tanjiro spoke up.

“I have to get back to Nezuko now, but it seems like you two have this handled. Just let me know if there’s anything I can do to help!” Tanjiro waved goodbye with that sunshine smile on his face before disappearing around the corner.

“Do you know where (Y/N) is right now?” Eru asked, a solemn look on their face. Muichiro shook his head.

“He disappeared as soon as the lunch bell rang.”

“He’s probably hiding outside somewhere. Want to help me look for him?” The smallest of smiles crossed Muichiro’s face as he nodded. The pair took off down the stairs and exited into the courtyard, a cold wind biting against their skin. “Jeez, he hates the cold, I hope he’s not out here and is safely inside somewhere.” Eru commented, rubbing their hands up and down their arms. About ten minutes of searching passed, calling out your name before they finally found you. You were in a small courtyard, hiding behind some bushes to shield yourself from the wind.

“(Y/N)! There you are, Mui and I were worried sick about you. Come inside let’s get you warmed up.” Muichiro extended his hand down to you, which you took in your freezing cold one. Your whole body was shivering, and you looked on the brink of tears. “Hey buddy, let’s go to Rengoku-sensei’s classroom and warm up okay? He has a small mini office that we can sit in for privacy.” Without any further words, you were dragged away by your older sibling, and your best friend/major crush. You remembered this crush started the first time you saw him genuinely smile, and your heart warmed at the idea of you being the reason he smiled like that.

Rengoku was kind enough to allow the freezing cold trio to sit in his conference office, and you sat in silence for a few moments before Muichiro spoke up.

“How come you’ve been distancing yourself lately? I heard part of it from Eru, but I want to hear your reasoning for it as well.” You got choked up. You felt that what you were feeling was stupid, but despite that you wanted to let it all out. However, you also didn’t want to be a burden on others. You laid your head on the table, forcing yourself to not cry in front of your two friends.

“(Y/N) it’s okay to talk. You know you’re in a safe space with us. Do you want me to take a crack at it so it’s easier for you to get started?” You sat completely still for a moment, weighing your options, before you decided you were too tired to continue fighting and you slowly nodded your head, never lifting it from the desk.

“Is it about your mother and your gender identity?” Of course they would know exactly what you were feeling down over. You had confided in them before after all. You nodded.

“Do you feel like you’re suffocating, and you want to try telling her again just to try and make the pain go away?”

A nod.

“But you’re too scared to, right?”

Another nod.

“What if I come over and help?” Muichiro jumped in, resting his head on the desk as well to try and look at your face. “I’ll make sure she can’t say anything bad about you.”

“Yeah! And I’ll fight tooth and nail if I must! She’ll never see my fist coming!” Muichiro raised an eyebrow at Eru’s violent comment, but knew they were just overly aggressive and ignored it. You finally raised your head to look at your friends, a soft smile of encouragement resting on Eru’s, while Muichiro’s eyes were full of worry.

“W-Will you give me a few days to think about it?” You asked, voice slightly hoarse from holding back your tears, and not talking for the past couple of hours.

“Of course you can!”

“Just come to us and tell us when you’re ready or not.”

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Most of the week passed, and now the weekend was upon you. The students all exited the building, talking about their exciting plans for the weekend. It was one of the weekend’s that Eru would be coming over to your place, and you had spent all week gathering up the courage and overthinking every possible scenario. It felt a little better knowing you had your sibling and your best friend behind your back. Swallowing thickly, you walked up to Muichiro after class had ended and pulled him aside.

“I-I thought it over, and I think I want to tell her today and just get it over with. Can you walk home with me…?” Muichiro nodded and gave you a small smile before grabbing your hand and walking you up to the third floor to find Eru. The person in question was still packing their bag by the time the two of you got to their classroom.

“You really are slow.” Muichiro commented.

“Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Ah, (Y/N)! Did you decide?” You nodded your head.

“Can we do it after dinner? I still need to mentally prepare…”

“Of course! Will you be staying for dinner then Mui? I’ll need to text dad.”

“Yes, if that’s alright.” Eru nodded vigorously as they pulled out their phone and quickly sent a text.

“Done! Let’s get going now!” Eru bounced off giggling, leaving the two lovebirds to walk their slow pace. They hope that every day one of them will get the courage to confess to the other, but they also know that won’t happen without a good push because one can’t read the atmosphere, and the other overthinks everything.

The walk home consisted of mostly Eru talking the other two’s ears off as they tried to fill the silence by themselves. You would chime in once in a while, feeling bad that they were trying so hard to cheer you up, and Muichiro mostly just listened. The day leading up to dinner involved playing with your dogs, Eru cooing over their cat and calling it their princess, and Muichiro kicking both of your asses at every game you played. Dinner was a little tense as it always is with you and your mother in the same room, and you were starting to break out into a cold sweat from how nervous you were. The moment of truth was coming up and you were starting to think you wanted to back out; the fear of a second rejection plaguing your mind.

A hand rested itself upon your shoulder and patted gently. Muichiro was looking at you with a slightly sad expression and that deep worry in his eyes again. You gave him a weak smile and continued to pick at your food.

“(Y/N) you need to eat a little at least. You’re going to make yourself sick on an empty stomach.” Eru slightly encouraged from the seat across from you. The parents had left the table at this point, leaving you three alone. You wanted to, but nothing seemed appetising to you lately and you didn’t want to gag yourself trying to eat it. An idea suddenly popped itself into Muichiro’s head as he took the fork from your hand. He stabbed one of the pieces of food on your plate and held it up to you.

“Ah.” He said, opening his mouth trying to get you to as well. Heat rushed to your face as Eru giggled at the scene from across the table. Muichiro slowly brought it closer to you until you caved underneath his strong gaze. You hesitantly opened your mouth and he put the food in. You made a look at first but chewed nonetheless as Muichiro continued to watch. Strange. It didn’t taste so bad anymore.

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The time had finally come. Eru had just asked both your mother and your stepfather to gather in the living room so you could talk. You were bouncing nervously, picking at your fingers, and sweating bullets. Muichiro placed his hands on top of yours.

“It’s going to be okay. Eru and I are here for you. Just remember you have to be the one to say it, and we’ll be here to catch you if you fall.” He smiled warmly at you and your cheeks heated up at the sight. You took a deep breath and tried to calm yourself as Eru returned with the parents. You and Muichiro sat on one couch, the parents on the other and Eru stayed standing.

“Okay, Saaka, Dad, (D/N) here has something they would like to tell you. Please have an open mind and heart and listen to them.” Muichiro noticed the switch to ambiguous pronouns and your old name, realising Eru wanted you to be the one to say it first. You swallowed a giant lump in your throat and opened your mouth to speak before shutting it again. It felt like you were going to have a melt down right then and there, and you probably would have if you didn’t have your two biggest supporters with you. You took another deep breath and exhaled shakily before opening your mouth to speak again.

“Mom, Ken, I-I don’t want to be your… daughter anymore.” You swallowed thickly around your words. “I want- I want to be your son instead. I’m tired of feeling pain whenever we’re in the same room together because you refuse to acknowledge and understand me.” Your voice grew really quiet as you spit out the dark feelings that had been crushing you for a while.

“(D/N) we talked about this before. I have acknowledged it. And I’ve told you that it doesn’t make you any less of my daughter-” You had a feeling these words were coming and you started to shut yourself off, but Eru was quick to cut her off, a look of mild anger replacing their normal happy expression.

“Calling him your daughter is not acknowledging it at all! You say you understand, but if you really did then you would accept that he doesn’t feel right, you would change your pronouns for him, and you would call him by the name he wishes to be called!” The outburst caused a silence to fall over the group. Muichiro was rubbing circles into your back trying to help you calm down.

“And what name would you liked to be called by?” Ken spoke up, trying to break the thick tension in the air. Eru knew their father wouldn’t have as hard a time coming to terms with it as Saaka is, and they were grateful for that.

“(Y/N)…” You said barely above a whisper. Silence fell again as everyone sat in their own thoughts. You glanced up in time to see your mother and stepfather sharing a glance before looking back at you. Something about Eru’s outburst must have gotten through to your mother because her next words made your eyes and throat burn with tears.

“(D- Y/N).” Your throat seized up as your mother said your name for the first time. “You’re right, I seem to not be understanding it. And I’m sorry. Thank you for taking the time to talk with me about it again. And thank you two for helping… him out. I don’t want you to feel so uncomfortable around me anymore, so I’m going to try my best.” Tears pricked at the corners of your eyes. Eru smiled again after seeing Saaka make an effort to change how she speaks about you.

“It will take us some time to get used to it,” Ken chimed back in, “but I promise we’re going to try.” Muichiro pulled you into a hug, his smile only visible to himself. He was beyond happy for you. He lightly petted your hair as you began to cry into his shoulder. Eru watched you two have your moment, a smile ever-present on their face.

And honestly? That’s all you needed to hear right now. They were listening, they were willing, and they were going to try.

===

I hope this helped even a little! 🥰

And to all of the people in the LGBTQ+ community; I hear you, I see you, and I love you. You are perfect just the way you are no matter what anyone else says. Stay strong and know that I am proud of you 💗

PS: Obviously this scenario doesn’t depict the only situation of what might happen in a coming out. This is highly ideal, but despite that I hope it can happen to each and every one of you whether it’s about your gender identity or your sexuality. You deserve every bit of happiness.

[courage-a-word-of-justice]

Demon Slayer 21 - 24 | Given 7 - 11 (FINAL) | Astra 9 - 12 (FINAL) | Fruits Basket 20 - 24 | Dr Stone 8 - 11 | Cop Craft 8 - 10 (not including recap ep.)

Demon Slayer 21

Ooh, butterfly titlecard.

Well…at least we know Muzan…wasn’t always Muzan Jackson.

Can demons go to hell…?

Aw, seeing Rui become human again (at least in his head) was pretty cute.

Shinobu is off her rocker!!! (a continuation of a comment I made in the collab post for last ep.)

“…don’t forget about the other one!” – The other…what, exactly…?

This girl…is Kanao, isn’t it…? She’s the “other one”!

I was almost hoping Shinobu’s shoe blade would stab the crow…it ruined a perfectly good buch of Giyu reaction faces…

Ukogi! You came back to me!

Why can’t the girls wear trousers too…? (someone grumbles “Because that’s not in accordance with the times in the Taisho Era) I don’t care, let girls wear pants! This is not Strike Witches! Update: Shinobu wears pants, actually…*people collectively facepalm*

Kakushi means “hidden/to hide”. It makes a lot of sense, to be honest.

Given 7

I like the ambient sounds in this show.

If Akihiko learnt you thought something was wrong with him, he’d beat you up. Stat.

Haruki and Akihiko: masters of reading the room. (When they’re counted as a pair, that is.)

I just realised Akihiko is daling with Mafuyu because of Yayoi…Yayoi is what Kasai could be and Ugetsu/Akihiko is what Ritsuka/Mafuyu could be.

Dr Stone 8

Note Jasper says “baka musume” – he still acknowledges Kohaku is his daughter even after disowning her.

“We’re neither gods nor geniuses,” says Senku, a genius…hmm.

Suika has such a cute voice that it’s easy to guess her gender…*hint hint*

Was it “kitto” (certainly) or “Kinro” Ginro said in his sleep…?

I think the eyecatch might be iron sand (some form of it, at least).

Fruits Basket 20

(no notes here, sorry!)

Cop Craft 8

What was that black thing that appeared before the plane broke apart…?

Ohhhhhhh…kay. That was not something I signed up for…

Isn’t there some kind of magic Tilarna can use to get back into her body?

I find it ironic that Seven Miles (a place name, I presume) is 3 miles away…

Given 8

I never skip the OP…so I guess it helps that I found Marutsuke and Kizuato on Spotify. (<-Here you go.)

Indirect kiss…!

I’m reminded of what Boueibu said about umbrella colour being a reflection of your personality when I see Mafuyu with a disposable umbrella.

“Hiiragi Kashima wants to be forgiven” sounds like a LN title.

(I had some notes here, but I forgot them…such is the life of watching on phone but writing the notes down later.)

Demon Slayer 22

I LOLled when Tanjiro asked what a Hashira was…(does he know what it is…? Should we know at this point what it is, or did spoilers ruin it for me?)

Wisteria pattern!

LOL, I like Mist Hashira already!

Only Shinobu has a hiragana first name (out of the Hashiras)…hmm.

Shi-Shinazugawa…? Isn’t that the surname of angry-for-the-sake-of-angry mohawk guy from Final Selection…?

Tanjiro uses his head…once again. (That joke never gets old! What do you mean, you don’t like it…?)

Hashiras’ jackets say korosu (to kill) while ordinary slayers get horobosu (to destroy) and Kakushis’ jackets say, well, kakushi (to hide).

“I wonder if the sky is blue.” – Is this person (master of the mansion)…blind…?

The bandage-head Hashira who says “flamboyant” all the time…he reminds me of Senku…(in a bad way.)

I wonder if Giyu will be punished…? A few comments this episode have suggested such an outcome.

“…devours humans…”

Rengoku (flame Hashira)…I think I once saw him being referred to as “Blaziken Head” by someone on the ‘net…LOL.

How does the Master know this…? The Kasugai crows, right?

I just realised the love Hashira has a skirt…

Poor Giyu has his head turned away…he’s too embarrassed to even blush.

Fruits Basket 21

I noticed the fanclub only ever calls Hana “wave girl”…

I love how the narrator, a middle-aged man, has to voice the thoughts of a teenage girl.

Fruits Basket 22

(no notes, sorry!)

Dr Stone 9

H & N, huh…?

Astra 9

So…what is the sphere…?

Luca’s real dad vs. Quitterie’s mom = art vs. science, LOL.

…I almost cried when everyone started crying…

Uh…random question I didn’t think about when it was revealed, but should Luca invest in a bra…?

You can see Gruppies and waves on the wall while Kanata and Luca talk…and shrooms...and coral…

Wait, so these guys are all…aliens? Polina is the only one from Earth…? What about the sphere???

Cop Craft 9

Why did the intro get moved to the middle of the episode…? Also, I’ve noticed there’s a special episode next week…it means there really was a budget and/or scheduling stuff-up along the way somewhere, just like you can suspect with an anime that moves as terribly as this one.

There’s a strange dent in Kei’s leg…specifically, on his kneecap…

Astra 10

Guardian Enzo said no one’s mentioned the Astra crew never said they were from Earth before…now I’m noticing it too.

W-WHAT?! I was right????? (see this post for why I suspected Charce to be the culprit)

Demon Slayer 23

3 episodes until the end, huh…?

Why does Sanemi taunting Nezuko remind me of a sexual encounter…? (with the “You know you want it” etc.)…Uh, bad news, guys. Sanemi is 21 and Nezuko is 14, so no shipping unless you don’t mind 7 year age gaps and an underage girl, all in the one ship.

Mist Hashira? Using rocks to flick at the esteemed guest (Tanjiro)? Hmm, he ain’t quite my type after all…

This Kakushi that keeps punching Tanjiro seems to be a woman…or just a guy with very long eyelashes. Update: Nope, definitely a woman. The Kakushi dynamic almost reminds me of Jessie and James from Pokémon…

Heyyyyyyy! Don’t underestimate a girl!!!!!!!!!!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh nope. Nope. Nope. I was hoping we wouldn’t hear about how Zenitsu’s hands were the size of a KFC spork, but…eeeeeeeeeesh…

I never thought I’d be so happy to have Inosuke silenced by spider daddy…well, here we are.

“…I’ll become an old guy and die.” – Wow…even I don’t think of that stuff…

I wonder if Muzan had anything to do with why the Master’s head looks the way it is?

Dr Stone 10

(no notes, sorry!)

Given 9

I wonder if Akihiko ever liked Yayoi in the first place…

I noticed Ritsuka says “atarashii hito” which is translated to “someone else”…the English suggests more intimacy than the Japanese…hmm.

Mafuyu, my boy…! (I bet you could call all of The Seasons “my boys” now.)

I love how Take acts as Haruki’s straight man.

I was wondering why the ANN review was referring to Given as “Wonderwall” – that’s the name of the next episode.

Fruits Basket 23

“What are you doing?”

Astra 11

Only one ‘til the end…oh wow, where did the time go??? (Also, ep. 12’s title of “Friend-Ship” is terrible…a terrible pun…)

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude, I saw the Seira = Aries thing right away…it’s exactly the same as what breaks Juuni Taisen for people…

Wait, but couldn’t Charce, as the king’s clone, becom the heir to the throne instead…?

Oh, that…that joke’s absolutely terrible…! *shakes head* Did you know I was holding my hand over my mouth for basically that entire climactic scene?  I think summer might have a fighting chance in the end-of-year rankings for once!

Demon Slayer 24

I love how Tanjiro is “that headbutting kid” now.

There are cute little butterflies on the title card.

It’s good to see the return of Murata…and those transition faces.

Considering spiders are pretty gross if you think about it, both sides have a point…

Murata’s a more fun character than I thought a bit guy would be…in fact, that might explain why we learn his name, as opposed to being a nobody (like the female Slayer on the mountain that got killed by Spider Mama).

“I think we’re a lot better now.” – Aside from Zenitsu’s hands, that is…*makes disgusted face and thinks of KFC sporks*

Sleeping Ukogi is totes adorbs…*face beams with happiness*

Uhhhhhhhh…I reallllllllly dunno what to feel about Zenitsu’s love of girls. He’s no playboy, that’s for sure. Unfortunately (?), I do agree with Zenitsu on how Inosuke deals with girls though.

Zenitsu’s an M, I tell you! An MMMMMMM!

Wow, someone put real effort…into Zenitsu playing tag with a girl…sad life.

“A girl was able to do that to something that hard?!” – Nyeh-heh-heh-heh…call me dirty-minded, but…because this is blowing into a gourd we’re talking about, it sounds funny out of context.

Lemme guess…Aoi is this blue grumpy one. That’s why I dropped Divine Gate (since characters matched their colour schemes too well). Update: No, this blue one was talking when she mentioned Aoi, so Aoi is one of the three mini butterfly girls, I think. Update 2: No, the sentence was punctuated funny: “You’ll be up against myself, Aoi and Kanao there.” Turns out Aoi really is blue grumpy girl, because the sentence is missing a comma after “Aoi”.

“Please forgive me.” – Hey, Moya, you were right. Plus, that random Haganezuka appearance was funny – that’s been the first time in a while that I’ve laughed at Demon Slayer properly.

Apparently Shinobu and Tanjiro on the roof is a meme now. Now I see why.

“…with their instincts laid totally bare.” – I feel like slayers and demons aren’t so different, because even thought both fight for survival, slayers fight for revenge (in a sense, bloodlust) and demons for actual bloodlust.

“I feel like I can rest easy now.” – Sounds like an early death flag to me! (I may be an anime-only watcher at this point, but I encountered some spoilers that showed me Shinobu’s fate. Be mindful of that if it seems like I’m accurately predicting the future.)

Shinobu and Tanjiro…hmm, what a combo.

I love how the Zenitsu and Inosuke in the background react to crimes they’re being accused of in the foreground.

Cop Craft 10

Emails, emails…can’t anyone talk in person these days? (As much as I love emails, I gotta critique that.)

Hey wait. I thought their AI wasn’t so good…

Kei’s birthday is the 18th of June 1993…? Wow, I didn’t know he was 26.

New what now??? This really is straight outta Compton, if you know what I mean…

The march about aliens here reminds me of the climate strike the other day.

Given 10

Smol Ritsuka…

This show is hilarious when it needs to be. I’m really gonna miss it.

“Kedama” means hairball. “Tama” is a cat’s name, as implied here.

“Mafuyu” has “winter” in it to make a set of 4 seasons though…

Oh, so that’s why they’re – and this show is - “Given”.

Fruits Basket 24

Did Tohru vomit…or was she just catching her breath…?

“…when you are.”

Was this “monstrous Kyo” scene halfway through the manga or at the end? I don’t remember anymore…

Astra 12 (FINAL)

Hmm…I heard about gaman (“tolerance”, “persistence”…or maybe “working through hardship”…?) being a concept in the past few years and I think it’s very much embodied in the streotypical Japanese man…or just Kanata. Who knows?

So…what language are Kanata and co. really speaking? It seems like English, based on the spaceport screens (I rewatched ep. 1 today, I should know), but they’re speaking in Japanese for the sake of the fact it’s anime, right? Update: I also noticed quit a bit of the spaceport advertising is for Lucy Lum, while there is special attention paid to Aries’s eyes in ep. 1.

This is what they mean when they say “history is written by the victors”. To build from that, my idea is that the hegemonic idea becomes the truth, i.e. majority rules wins the ability to write history itself (e.g. patriarchal values, able-bodied people’s values etc. write history, not the minorities).

Aries may have eidetic memory, but she sucks at names. That’s consistent with ep. 1 too.

Oh, right! Kanata’s right arm is his dominant one!...I never knew such fond memories could be made of a single character’s appendage…who knew.

LOL, Charce brought out his sparkly face again.

Ooh, older!Ulgar is hot! Me likey!!!

Ooh, Funi’s star ornament. Ulgar still has one!

I swore that was Quitterie…turned out it was Funi. Oh well, Astra lied to me again. (I’m fine with that.)

You can even see Luca’s femininity for once…!

Ooh, red tulips = true love, white tulips = forgiveness/worthiness. Normally tulips represent “perfect love”. Perfect for Kanata and Aries, don’tcha think?

I was wondering why Kanata had a new black hand. (Maybe it was a glove or something.) Nope, it’s a prosthetic.

I don’t actually know how to say that joke about being a right-hand man in Japanese, despite hearing it from the show twice (I went back and tried to listen again). Somebody tell me, please!

I noticed one of the people in the cast list had an exclamation mark next to their name…well, that was funny for a second.

The one unrecognisable song was Astra-gou no Bouken (Adventure of the Spaceship Astra).

Well, that was a wild ride. I’m definitely sad that it’s over, but remember what they say in the show itself – look forward, not back. See you next time!

Given 11 (FINAL)

Come to think of it, if you interpret Kizuato one way, it means “Traces of Scars”, but this song’s title is in katakana so you can’t tell…

This is like a marriage proposal…

I’ve noticed something – ever since I started engaging with BL and yaoi in earnest, I’ve realised there’s this fear of “not being masculine” enough by both members of the couple. That’s probably what Ritsuka is going through with the box.

What did Ritsuka even bump into on his way out, though…?

Oh, science curriculum, huh? Me, I’m a student of the humanities, so I wouldn’t know about that feel…I was always average at English anyway after essays started coming in…

Oh, we’re back at Harusame. Didn’t think we would be.

I love how Mafuyu’s handle for the band is “Kedama”…the name of his dog.

Update: Turns out the SNS account for Given (band), as well as Mafuyu and Ritsuka, are real...on Twitter. I’d assume Haruki and Akihiko join them for the movie...?

Dr Stone 11

Ooh, lyrics! Finally!

I almost expected Chrome to go, “What’s soap?” – he’s never seen it before, remember?

Note Kaseki means “fossil” in Japanese and contains the kanji for “stone” in it.

Ginro just yelled the Weekly Shonen Jump motto…coincidence? I think not!

Team Shiny Spear Tips Forever complicates things for the crew.