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loosesodamarble · 1 year

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Okay so the content that I mentioned in the dead of night.

Some context, it involves my dear friend @cringeyvanillamilk's Demon Slayer ocs Suzume and Takayuki. They are a thing. They are one of my precious ships. Suzume x Takayuki a ship in the depths of my heart that I would die for.

So the thing about Suzume and Takayuki is that their breath style is Breath of the Bird. I've actually written fight scenes involving Breath of the Bird and though they were short lived, I loved them creating them. But also Suzume and Takayuki are designed after birds. Suzume's is a little obvious; her thematic animal is a sparrow ("suzume" in Japanese). Then Takayuki is actually not an eagle ("taka" in Japanese) but a swan.

And back when the Demon Slayer brainrot was at its strongest for me, I was like "Swan Lake AU but its Suzume and Takayuki." And obviously Takayuki is the Swan Prince.

I had written a little bit of the AU, just enough to the point where Takayuki was in that "swan by day, human by night" state that Swan Lake is known for. And other blurbs. Such as:

Truly, Takayuki was an ideal future king.

What Takayuki was not, however, was an ideal future husband. Though handsome, his features were usually marred by a cold frown or even an angry scowl. His aggressive warrior spirit seeped into other areas of life not related to combat, making him an intimidating person to converse with. His intellect was sharp but highly critical, unwilling to put up with wishy-washy ideas.

On top of all though, the prince seemed hellbent on avoiding marriage.

Steph, I'm sorry I made Takayuki a little shit. Eiuafharitu! Man knew he was a prize but he wasn't about to let himself be won like one though! 🤣 He burned letters from princesses vying to marry him!

There's also this interaction between Takayuki and Sanemi.

“Today is a fine day for hunting,” commented Takayuki as he watched white clouds pass through the bright blue sky. “Wouldn’t you agree, Sanemi?”

“A whole day out in the wilderness… Just the two of us… And you say you’re hunting… Are you planning to kill me with no witnesses?” snarked the man with a cheeky grin.

“Ha!” Takayuki threw his head back. “Don’t give me any ideas.”

Like bruuuuuh! Takayuki and Sanemi really would be as eager to fight each other as they would be to protect each other!

Anyways, Takayuki becomes a swan because one of the ladies chasing after him turns out to be a witch. And she's like "well if you won't marry me by choice I'll just make it so you don't have a choice." Then she swan-ified him thinking his pride would buckle and he'd agree to marry her to be human again.

HAHA! Not today, witch!

Takayuki flies away from his kingdom and eventually meets some woodland critters, Tanjirou the tanuki, Zenitsu the mouse, and Suzume the sparrow. Yes, I know Inosuke isn't there, but that's for a reason. The trio of animals (that aren't cursed to be animals) guide Takayuki to Kagaya Ubuyashiki, a reclusive forest sorcerer who gives Takayuki his nighttime human form back and even alters the curse on him so the condition to break it is to find mutual love. So now the witch, who doesn't believe in love, won't be able to break it herself.

Takayuki then asks Tanjirou, Zenitsu, and Suzume about something they mentioned before bringing Takayuki to Kagaya: other cursed people they've met, and cursed by the same witch actually. Obanai was cursed to be a snake because he was trying to court Princess Mitsuri the same time as the witch. Inosuke was cursed to be a boar because the witch wanted to marry Kotoha, but Kotoha refused in order to care for Inosuke (see, told you there was a reason). Obanai and Inosuke's curses were broken by similar conditions to Takayuki's. Although Obanai specifically had to earn not just Mitsuri's love but also her hand in marriage for the spell to break.

And actually, back in Takayuki's kingdom, Sanemi is in jail because he (as Takayuki's personal guard) failed to protect the prince. Genya and Shizuka (adopted sister) visit and Sanemi mentions the name of the witch who cursed Takayuki. Shizuka is all "hey wait I recognize that name!" Because Shizuka is the one who broke Inosuke's curse and would've heard about the witch.

As for Takayuki, he's kinda in a rush to break his curse (missing prince after all) but he's not going to just randomly pick a person to try and make fall for him. He's actually a bit of a romantic and wants it to happen naturally.

This is where I had left off writing. From this point onward, I'm recounting the ideas that I had but never really wrote down.

Thankfully, fate is on his side.

Kyoujurou and Tengen are a pair of hunters who come to the woods to do their job. Kyoujurou and Tengen take a rest at a lake and that's when Suzume, Tanjirou, and Zenitsu approach the men (thinking to maybe set up Takayuki with one of them). Kyoujurou happily interacts with the forest critters (they're too small and cute to hunt, Kyoujurou would say) and when Takayuki happens to see this, he's already a little smitten. (Takayuki is demi if I remember correctly, but Steph you can correct me.)

Kyoujurou and Tengen stay long enough for the sun to set. And then Takayuki approaches, like some kind of mystical forest spirit to Kyoujurou and Tengen. It'd be awkward at first since Takayuki is very stern and formal while Kyoujurou is loud and jovial (and Tengen is third wheeling) but the men hit it off.

By day, Takayuki spends time with Suzume, Tanjirou, and Zenitsu. He listens to the critters retell Obanai and Inosuke's stories in more depth. He'd be baffled by Mitsuri and Shizuka (why does that name sound familiar, Takayuki would think) being able to fall in love with Obanai and Inosuke in their animal forms. But that's in the past so it's nothing at that point. Takayuki spends most of his time with Suzume as she helps him get used to flying and she's a little more mature than Tanjirou and Zenitsu. Plus, she's just really sweet and one of the first girls (even if she's a bird) that's treated Takayuki normally.

Kyoujurou returns each night to meet with Takayuki and they grow closer together. Takayuki doesn't mind that Kyoujurou is just a common hunter, because he's kind and funny and brave. They spar each other and enjoy the forest atmosphere together. It's great. It's peaceful. It's pretty romantic too.

While Takayuki is catching feelings for Kyoujurou, Suzume is catching feelings for Takayuki. Oopsie! She's conflicted because Takayuki is a human, not actually an animal. But he's cool with how hard he tries to get used to his swan body and surprisingly kind with the way he frequently talks about being worried for his family and Sanemi. Suzume's smitten. She goes to Kagaya for advice and he reassures her that so long as Takayuki loves someone and they love him back, the curse will break. So... Hope spot for Suzume?

Sanemi (released from prison so he can find Takayuki to redeem himself), Genya, Shizuka, and Inosuke find their way to Takayuki and the forest critters. After Sanemi nearly plucks Takayuki for making everyone worry, Takayuki explains his situation. Inosuke would make fun of Takayuki's "dainty birdie" form only to get a lashing from Takayuki (swans are violent, okay?). Genya is going "wtf, the swan in talking?!?!?!" And Shizuka is remembering her time in the forest, falling in love with Inosuke.

More time passes and the Takayuki's kingdom, despite still mourning Takayuki's disappearance, will soon be holding a festival. There will be food and music and dancing. The perfect romantic setting for Takayuki to confess his love to Kyoujurou. The witch, who had actually been spying on Takayuki the whole time, knows she can't let this happen.

So as per the Swan Lake tradition, the witch disguises a minion as Takayuki. And Kyoujurou proclaims his love to the fake which Takayuki sees. He returns to the woods to die of a broken heart. As Takayuki lays dying at the lakeside, his friends (human and animal alike) try to console him.

Suzume then tearfully professes her love to Takayuki and begs him not to die. Takayuki has his love epiphany and admits the feelings he's just realized. Takayuki is no longer dying and his curse is broken.

Kyoujurou would eventually show his face again and apologize for not seeing through the fake at the festival. He confesses to Takayuki but also admits that he wouldn't feel right being with him after his mistake. Takayuki accepts the apology and even offers to remain friends with Kyoujurou, which Kyoujurou readily takes.

Suzume and Takayuki are a little awkward now that Takayuki is truly human again while Suzume is still a bird. Kagaya then enters again and offers a choice: Takayuki can become a swan again or Suzume can become human.

Suzume chooses to be human. Takayuki brings Suzume back to his kingdom as his bride (and his parents are only a little bothered when they hear she used to be a bird, but at least their son is married now).

And they all lived happily ever after.

#demon slayer #demon slayer oc #suzume hayashi #takayuki fukushima #suzuyuki #steph's oc #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #soda asides #oh man the ideas i had for this #they all came flooding back when i found the document #this was fun to just... brainrot about it again #kyoujurou is such a small minded man only falling for a curse victim in their human form #mitsuri and shizuka with the big brains #seeing past the animal forms to the handsome souls beneath

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