𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 [[Kimetsu Academy au]] (fem reader)

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[[[ ily guys and all your comments. Thank you to everyone that supports this book, and I hope that the upcoming finale will be satisfactory to you all. I spent a lot of time trying to find an ending that is both realistic, and tolerable. If it is not to your standard, please understand that this book was especially hard to write due to all of the angst :'>]]

The next day

It's Saturday. Now, normally on Saturday, things would be going very smoothly. You could've been watching tv or doing something that doesn't induce tons of unnecessary stress.

But today, shit is going to hit the fan.

You dragged yourself out of bed, took a long shower, and decided to throw some clothes on and head straight to the place that he would be in. For once, you could afford to swallow your pride and ask for help—maybe even benefit from it.

As you walked, your world was heavy with complete silence. This time, you even lacked sorrow, or remorse. If anything, you could've felt regret. But you still didn't know if you'd even done anything to warrant this...entire fiasco.

After alll that you'd been through, and the things you put yourself through afterward, you still wound up feeling lost again.

Caught in a downward spiral in your mind, wondering why would she do this..

And as if to turn a full 180, a little burst of hope fluttered in your gut when you heard the indication that you were close to your target. The sound of a whistle being blown, and murmurs of approval among students.

With them, Tanjiro climbed out of the pool and shook out his sopping maroon locks—completely reminiscent of the last time you were here.

"Incredible time improvement, Kamado." The coach praised him "even your form looks better"

Tanjiro smiles lightheartedly at the compliment "Finally."

He then sighed and you could hear how tired he was by his voice

"You've been practicing hard lately. Why don't you all take a 15 minute break?" The coach offered

The group agreed quickly and laid out on the pool chairs by the fence to relax, opening up an opportunity to talk to him.

You swallowed hard and  approached the fence.

Here goes nothing

Tanjiro was sitting with his back to the bars of the fence, a short distance away from the rest of the team.

"....hey." You whisper, wrapping your hands around the fencing

He jolts up quickly  "—AH!"

You flinched at his response and he immediately looked apologetic

Despite the fact that you were waiting for him to say something, he didn't outwardly apologize. In fact, his expression changed to one of thinly veiled frustration.

"Why are you here?" Tanjiro asked

Stunned into silence, you raised your thumb to your lips and began to nibble at the nail for a moment. Why is he angry? Is this a bad dream?