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1
warm spring air blew through the empty library as the afternoon sun shone its warm rays through the open windows.
"inosuke what don't you understand about this?" tanjiro questioned gently, cautious of his tone. "english sucks and i don't need it." hashibira pouted, sounding defeated as he stared down at his paper.
zenitsu rolled his eyes in annoyance from his seat at the table, deciding to bite his tongue. "okay, i'll try explaining it to you in a different way-" tanjiro started.
his voice soon became background noise along with the birds outside. i wonder how it's going for tanjiro, trying to explain to an idiot.
zenitsu glaced up from his studies to see the pair staring inquisitively at their paper. the red head pointed to what he was explaining, and inosuke watched while studying.
what really caught zenitsus attention was the palm on the other's back, rubbing gentle circles as he explained the english assignment.
2
summer bonfires. a summer tradition among the students of kimestu academy. soft conversation buzzed through the air along with the music coming from inosukes truck.
"-then tomioka sensei yelled at me for my hair again!" zenitsu shrieked, ranting about his day.
nezuko patted his back in a comforting way while tanjiro glared at him from his spot on the bed of hashibiras truck.
inosukes face was twisted into something unpleasant as he chucked a beer in zenitsus general direction.
"you know i don't drink." honeyed eyes glanced at the other, unimpressed. inosuke shrugged, "give it back then." zenitsu rolled his eyes, tossing the can back to him.
"i'll be back, i'm going to go find better conversation." he huffed standing up from his folding chair.
nezuko stood up as well, walking over to go talk to kanao.
while zenitsu was chatting with his other friends, he glanced over at inosukes truck.
the two boys sat on the bed of the truck, legs dangling. the younger boy excitedly talking non stop, face flushed from alcohol. tanjiro just listened with a soft smile nodding every one and a while.
weird...
3
"inosuke! the cupcakes are ready!" tanjiro called from the kitchen.
a "hell yeah!" was heard before inosuke came into view, hair wild around him as he ran into the kitchen.
"try one!" the redhead exclaimed, excited about his baking skills.
hashibira accepted the cupcake and took a large bite out of it. zenitsu rolled his eyes, " don't make a mess."
"this is really good mojiro!" inosuke grinned as he swallowed his food, " try one!" tanjiro picked up a cupcake tremendous amount of icing (curtious of zenitsu) and took a modest bite.
he chewed it for a bit , "he's right zenitsu! these are delicious!" the oldest of the three just stood there holding back a smile. "what?" the redhead asked, eyes wide and curious.
agatsuma bursted out in laughter, clutching his stomach with the force of it, " you have so much icing on your face!"
inosuke smirked before cleaning the icing off of the others face with his thumb and licking it.
tanjiro flushed bright crimson, sputtering giggles. "thank you, inosuke."
zenitsu made a disgusted face. they're so weird.
4
"inoo," tanjiro whined, plopping next to him on the sofa. "what," he replied, not taking his eyes off the hockey game on the television.
although tanjiro didn't reply, just staring at the other with needy eyes. "just lay down already." inosuke rolled his eyes, leaning back into the couch and relaxing completely.
the redhead took it upon himself to lay on the others thigh. he let himself be ingulfed in pure warmth as he lay there.
inosuke rested his hand on the others arm, eyes not moving from the game.
out of the corner of his eye, zenitsu watched this interaction happen.
why are they like this..
5
tranquil was the only way to describe the state of the oldest kamados room. the chilly autumn air nipped at bare skin as the sun dipped below the horizon, bathing the room in a golden hue.
in the kamado household, all peace has to be disturbed eventually- "TANJIRO!"
the redhead sighed, taking off his glasses "what zenitsu." he rubbed his temples, glad to give his eyes a break from studying.
"uh- why is inosuke in your bed?" zenitsu stood in the door way, looking past tanjiros desk to the bed.
the younger boy shrugged motioning over to inosuke for an answer. "shut the fuck up monitsu." he snapped, not looking up from his phone.
"he's not bothering me any." he cracked his neck.
zenitsu paused, blinking "n-nezuko sent me to ask you if you guys wanted any tea and dessert." tanjiro nodded and hummed in approval. "yeah sure." inosuke grunted in response.
"okay, i'll-" he paused, "leave you guys to it." he gently closed the door behind him as he left.
..they're so inlove.
+1
inosuke sweat as he moved he legs quickly across the ice, dribbling the puck with his stick.
the whole game was on his shoulders as he swung back his stick with all his might. shit. as the puck made contact with his stick, he knew victory was secured for his team.
the buzzer blared and the game was over. kimetsu high won the championship because of inosuke hashibira.
he bellowed in victory, skating around the rink, banging on the glass with his stick. he stripped himself of his uniform top and helmet before being picked up by his teammates.
the crowd was cheering loudly, "inosuke!" he looked down, sweaty bangs stuck to his forehead. his teammates put him down and left to go see their families. his teammate, genya, clapped his back , "good job, man." before skating away.
"you did so well! we won because of you!" tanjiros eyes were gleaming as he spoke, looking at inosuke as if he was a higher power.
the shirtless boy picked up the other, "god i could kiss you right now." he whispered, holding him close to his body.
inosuke radiated warmth as he moved closer to the other. tanjiro flushed as his lips parted, red from the coldness of the ice.
the redhead closed the space between them, pressing cold lips against the others. inosuke made a surprised noise in the back of his throat.
tanjiro pulled back with a sigh, "inosuke i've liked you for so long." he whispered, wrapping his arms around the other.
hashibira didn't say a word, just placed another peck on the others head.
from his spot in the stands, zenitsu grinned from ear to ear.
i can't wait to rub this in their faces.