❝𝐈 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄.❞
❝𝐈'𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔❞
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Seeing the heavy emotion on your face, the sight mingling with your scent- it was unlike any other time Tanjiro's ever seen you like. It was raw and...
𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 had been stuck in the oldest Kamado's head. Those three simple words, ones he had heard several times from several people, should not have had looped in head. But with you, it was different. You had always called him by his last name, stating the reason being his status to you which he still didn't quite understand. The sound of his name never sounded better, it was perfect coming from your lips. He wanted to hear again, one more time then he would be satisfied. He told himself that knowing he had a tendency of getting greedy after getting something from you, always needing more.
While he walked around the butterfly mansion, he heard the sound of quick movements and his nose was almost immediately touched by your scent. It had been more than two months since he last saw you on that small trip to the Rengokus. He did not like how long he had to go each time without seeing you after one meeting. It was like he got a reward and had to work hard to get another.
Curiosity got the best of him, or perhaps it was just his need to see you again, but he followed the scent, which eventually tied with scent of wisteria; Shinobu. The scent of you led him to the room you occupied, a training room where he was surprised to see you moving around inside with Shinobu taking notes as she watched.
At first, you started off practicing basic attacks with a wooden sword, one that didn't require your breathing style. You were mostly focusing on your knees, hip-dominant and gait patterns. You used Permanent Total Concentration Breathing as if it were second nature, you never faltered it even while you were injured and resting weeks ago. You had long since healed, very quickly.
He watched you close your eyes and focus on your sword movements. You performed your motions swiftly, not a sound coming from any of them. You looked rather peaceful, calm as always, and very in your element. When you moved he saw after images of stars and his eyes widen and glimmered at the sight. Your breathing style suited you well, it was just as beautiful and breathtaking as you.
Somewhere in your training you finally acknowledged the familiar aura outside of Shinobu coming from outside the room. You halted your movements and turned to see Tanjiro standing outside of the open door staring at you as if you gifted him the ability to see the universe.
"Hello, there." The sight of your gaze elsewhere and speaking to someone caused Shinobu to turn her head and see that it was Tanjiro standing just outside the room. "Do you need something?"
"I... no," he stuttered. His words seemed to get stuck in his throat, he cleared it and swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple bobbed. "No, I was just... I heard you training and was curious." He swallowed again before adding, "you're very skilled. I knew it but... I never really seen it." Which was interesting considering he'd technically been several missions with you, he'd just never done them with you. So he never saw you in action, only the aftermath.
