Still Clouds || Kny x Male reader || Completed ✔︎

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[A/n: I'm actually really proud of this one ^-^]

☁︎︎ Third POV | Flashback

"Nii-San! How are you so cool and strong like Otosan?? But you're so kind like Okaasan!!" Kai claimed in his usual excited voice, "I saw other kids in the village only be like one parent but you're both!!"

Y/n blinked for a bit as he stopped sewing Kai's ripped haori. He glanced at Kai with a raised brow, almost confused by what his younger brother meant.

"Well, I'm the big brother," Y/n stated as he patted Kai's head making the younger smile, "I'm going to protect to like Otosan, but I'm going to be kind and caring like Okaasan. I'm your brig brother so I'll protect you until you won't need me anymore."

Kai's smile slightly dropped at the last sentence Y/n said, "What do you mean I won't need you. You're my Nii-San! I'll always need you no matter what! I don't want to leave you, ever, Nii-San!"

Y/n let out a small hum as he wrapped his arm around Kai's shoulder, "But when you grow up, you won't need me anymore. You'll be hunting on your own, having your own family, all the things grown ups will do."

Kai sniffed slightly from his stuffy nose. He leaned on Y/n's side as the older continued to sew. He watched every move Y/n did, learning from watching.

"I think I'll always need you..." Kai claimed, "No matter what."

Y/n glanced down at his younger brother. He place a gentle kiss on Kai's head making the younger snuggle closer to him, liking his warmth.

The two brothers stayed like that until Y/n finished his sewing.

☁︎︎ Third POV | Present

Y/n narrowed his eyes at Rui as Tanjiro stood in front of him and he held onto Nezuko. Nezuko clutched Y/n's haori for comfort as Rui continued to talk nonsense about family that was purely run on fear.

"You see," Rui started, "I don't think that theres a need for those who don't understand their roles to live. How about you? The mate? What is your role?"

Y/n lowered his head as his eyes held a dangerous glint. He knew that he used to have a role in a family. But that role is dead, it was stripped away from him like it useless and nothing.

Rui pointed at Tanjiro, "Your role is to hand your little sister to me, then disappear," he pointed at Y/n which made Nezuko flinched slightly, "Your role is to stay by my side forever and be mine. You may think that you can talk your way out of it, or hide, but this is fate, something you will never escape."