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Yushiro x Tanjiro (11)

This is located in modern AU

Requested by: aliviaJones6

Practice Buddy

Yushiro gasped in a breath, he couldn't help but stare at Ms. Tamayo. He just couldn't help but admire her beautiful black hair, her smooth and pretty pale skin, her soft lavender-coloured eyes.

She was most likely the definition of beautiful.

Her stunning beauty was what always captivated him like a bird in a cage. She was kind and adoring, never shouted at him out of annoyance. She deserved someone who could take care of her well, someone who could treat her better than anyone else can.

And that someone, was who Yushiro was almost determined to be.

He needed to be a faithful boyfriend. One who would never be swayed by others, one who could keep her happy. For, that was the only kind of person who is suitable to be with her! He had to be one without any flaw, otherwise, he could never date someone as beautiful as her.

So, that's why-- "Tanjiro! Let's date." He asked with a straight face.

"What...?" Such a request said with a straight face, without any context only brought confusion to him. For a split second, Tanjiro's mind blanks. "What... what do you mean by date?" Yushiro doesn't mean to... date like lovers, right?

"It's a fake date!" Yushiro quickly follows it up with an answer. "We're not actually dating. I just need someone to practice with before I... confess to Ms. Tamayo." A tint of dark blush arose slowly on his cheeks.

Oh. Well, that made a lot of sense to Tanjiro.

He and Yushiro were never close.

They knew each other's existence, but they never really spoke to each other.

"I get that but... why me? There are so many other people."

When Yushiro was asked a question like that, he didn't know how to respond. His mouth agape, he tried to search for an answer. He just felt that... Tanjiro would be the perfect one who could attempt at this with him.

It's just-- a feeling, he assumes.

"I don't know... how would I know?" He snapped back at him, but he wasn't mad or anything. He was just embarrassed out of his mind-- more like, overly flustered. "Th-that doesn't matter, are you willing to or not?"

Tanjiro was reluctant.

"Uhh..." He would be compliant to do other favours, but when he's asked to be a practice buddy as one's lover... "Isn't this a little too, personal to ask someone like me?" He couldn't help but ask back.

Of course, both their faces were red from embarrassment.

They're not ashamed of expressing their sexuality, but when it comes down to two soon-to-be-adult teenagers, their immaturity is blatantly obvious.

Yushiro crosses his arms, as though he's getting a little impatient. "I just need someone to... practice with. I guess." He quickly answers, hoping to wave that question off. "Just answer me, yes, or no?" He asked-- or no, demanded for an answer.

"Erm..." Tanjiro fidgeted with the hem of his sleeve. He was nervous, and rightfully so. "B-before I answer back, to what extent... are we doing, as lovers?"

Yushiro never specified, he had just suddenly come up to him, tried to make some small talk, and after seeing that it didn't work, asked the question.