Afterdark (Aoi x Male Reader)

Letter

"Are you dead?"

"You all are not that lucky." (YN) replied.

His room soon became a chaos. Everyone came to visit. Not a single person was left out, from the pillars to the Governor, from Tanjiro to Shinobu. No one could lose the chance to visit the hero.

Cakes, fruits and gifts were given to the bedridden man. Now Kanroji does gave a complete cake to him —she bought one for herself the same day—. It was such an uproar when all of them heard about the temple, they rushed to the hospital.

With smiles and cheers, they all celebrated that (YN) was able to end the terror in Tokyo.

All kind of comments came flying to his ears. Obanai said he's sorry about not being able to help, Uzui was exalted about how flamboyant the mission was.

"Good job, my child!" Chief Ubuyashiki praised.

He was indeed grateful about this. Now he can carry on with his retirement, his promise woth Muzan was already fulfilled. At last, he can rest.

(YN) smiled. The cheerful faces in front of him, the celebration, the food. This was a party? Why? Aren't they supposed to hate him? He just can't...

"(YN-san)." It was the queen of butterflies who called with her singing voice "I want to..."

She bit her lip and looked away. Her face turned red and her eyes teary. She was in no better condition than you, her body took a huge beating from Douma. Under the clothes she must be covered in bandages, but only Tomioka-san can confirmo or deny that.

"I want to apologize." Kocho Shinobu bowed "I said mean things to you before, I even tried to stop you and Aoi from being a couple. In the end you were the one who came rushing when we were in danger. I'm sorry!"

(YN) gulped, the simple view of such woman bowing her head to him made his heart flutter and his palms sweat.

"Please lift your head, you don't have to do that." He shook his hands, trying to stop her "It's ok, it's ok."

The amethyst color of her eyes turned to you. A question crawled up her throat. It was something you already expected, it was hard not to think of, after all... it was bound to happen.

"Yes, I already know."

Shinobu couldn't help but smile. She is not the kind of woman to show empathy; at least not that easily. She knew what it will come next and it hurts her too, but the man in forn of her will be the one to suffer the most.

They continued the celebration in the room. Even among all the ruckus, a pair of will-o-wisps made their way to the bed. Her blue eyes shone and that stern face of her was no more, it was replaced by a smile as wide as a mile.

It was no one else but Kanzaki Aoi.

She was the last to arrive since she was covering her shift at the hospital.

"Hey."

"Hello there."

With a single exchange of a glance they said what they wanted to. This time there will be no beating for being reckless. She was just glad that they all came out alive from there. Specially Kanroji and Shinobu, they were the more endangered, if they arrived a minute later to the hospital, they'll be dead by now.

"How are you feeling?" Aoi asked.

"I've been worst." (YN) scorned.

They shared a comfortable silence, the blue butterfly took an apple and began to peel it off. He must be hungry and after that beating and being shoot, he will need food to recover.