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

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☁︎︎ Third POV

How long has it been since Y/n fell asleep? A month? Two months? Four? Well, it was long enough for Tanjiro, Uzui and the others to recover fully, and even then that was way too long for anyone. This definitely wasn't a good sign.

As the days past by, everyone had visited Y/n at least once during his recovery. Depending on the person, they would talk to Y/n about their day, or just stayed with him, sometimes they would even take a nap waiting for Y/n to wake up. But he never did wake up during this time.

Y/n laid still through every visit, not moving other than breathing softly. His skin was now permanently pale because of the amount of blood he had lost. His eye bags didn't seem to be going away either despite the amount of sleep he's been getting. He almost looked dead.

Y/n scars did heal faster than the normal slayers in Shinobu's care, but that didn't take away the fact that Y/n could have internal bleeding and damages. Feint scar marks did linger around Y/n's body, ones that, when Uzui visited, were traced softly with his finger tips.

But no matter how well or how fast Y/n was recovering, he just never woken up, he didn't even flinch in his sleep. He laid on the hospital bed and nothing else. He was just still with no expression other than calmness on his face. It was almost unsettling.

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Out of everyone, Shinobu would have it the worse. She had to see Y/n almost everyday to check up on him. Whenever she's out on missions, she couldn't help but over worry that something might happen to Y/n while she wasn't there. Her anxiety was always higher than what it was before.

Shinobu didn't want to lose another person she loves. She already lost her parents, she lost her sister, and she lost the multiple other girls that worked under. She have seen enough death, she was going to prevent this one.

At the time, Shinobu couldn't save her parents, nor her sister, nor the girls that worked under her, but she's going to save Y/n, even if it's the last thing she does. Y/n was special to her, he made her feel loved, he made her feel cared for by some else. It was nice.

Y/n was always there for everyone, but he was especially there for Shinobu. He stayed at her estate, he never asked for much like other slayers and he helped around a lot too. Whether it would be with poison making, or with medical care, Y/n always helped Shinobu out.

Shinobu cared for Y/n, she loves Y/n. She loves the little moments that she had with Y/n. She loves Y/n's little laughs, she loves it when Y/n tried to make her smile genuinely - which always works. She couldn't think of a life without Y/n.

Shinobu wanted Y/n to always be by her side, whether that would be of a friend, a partner, or a lover, Shinobu didn't mind. As long as Y/n was there with her, she was happy. She felt happy with Y/n, and it wasn't a mask to cover up her anger anymore.

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Sabito faded into visibility as he stood by Y/n's bed where he was currently sleeping. Sabito - although is visible - still had faded parts of his body, almost like he was withering away into snow.

Sabito couldn't help but feel tears prick his eyes. He softly held onto Y/n's hand as he sat on the bed. His breathe stuttered as he tried to keep his sobs to himself.

Y/n was the first human in a while to show Sabito what it was like to love something - or someone in this case. He showed Sabito that not everything in life was a terrible as it seemed. Because if the world was really horrible, then Y/n wouldn't be here.

"I'm sorry Y/n," Sabito whispered as he put his fore head on the back of Y/n's hand, "I-I wasn't able to protect you. I was-wasn't able to help you. I'm so so sorry. If I had been stronger, if I had been human, I would've saved you from this terrible fate. I'm sorry..."