To say Inosuke was a fast learner would be an understatement. Tanjiro wished he could have taken up breathing techniques with the sheer ease the demon seemed too. Everything Tanjiro showed him he was able to replicate after a few attempts. There was no question; Inosuke was born to fight.
Tanjiro was pulled from his thoughts hearing a tree splinter from another blow before toppling over.
"SEE THAT GONPACHIRO!!!"
"Great job Inosuke, hopefully we are far away enough that no one hears that."
As if the universe was out to get him, Tanjiro froze when Inosuke suddenly let out a harsh growl before running over to him and pushing him behind the demon.
"Inosuke? What's wrong? I do-"
"Tanjiro, why are you with a demon?"
Oh fuck
Giyu Tomioka
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Tomioka stood with his sword drawn, his face passive as he seemed to take in him and Inosuke.
Inosuke had yet to stop growling but didn't attack yet so Tanjiro tried to go around the demon only to be shoved behind him again.
"Inosuke, I need to talk to him, stop please."
Inosuke's growling stopped but he still refused to allow the redhead past him, sighing in defeat he decided to accept it.
"Tomioka-uh what brings you out to this part of the woods this lovely night?"
"Tanjiro, I'll ask one more time, why. are. you. with. a. demon." The hashira went to step forward but Inosuke's snarl seemed to stop him momentarily, his blue eyes sweeping over the boar before shifting back to Tanjiro.
"We are Demon Slayers and yet here you are with a demon, explain yourself. Now."
"I-I-I umm"
"HE IS MY UNDERLING!!!!!"
He couldn't stop his full body jolt at Inosuke's sudden deceleration, he even saw Tomioka's body jump a little, most likely not expecting the demon to suddenly speak (yell) to him.
"Tomioka I know this looks bad but I swear to you he's not a threat!"
The boar bristled at that, turning to him to yell
"EH?!?! NOT A THRE-OOF" before being cut off from a -gentle- punch in the stomach, dropping his voice low enough he hoped the hashira wouldn't hear them he whispered to the demon
"Shhh just let me talk to him please just-just trust me I haven't lied to you yet right?"
The masked demon settled down turning to face the hashira although not without a grumble of distaste. Tanjiro tried to walk closer to the other slayer only to be stopped by a pull to the back of his haroi, looking down he saw Inosuke's clawed hands gripping the fabric hard enough to turn his knuckles white refusing to let him leave. Tanjiro offered a gentle touch to soothe before moving back to his original position
Tomioka watched them with interest, his face betraying nothing of how he felt.
Tanjiro gathered his courage, if he didn't convince him that Inosuke wasn't like the others then he wasn't sure what he could do to save the demon's life against a hashira hellbent on killing.
"He's my friend."
The hashira sneered before settling his face again his brows drawn in confusion before speaking
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Ruby Tears (Inotan)
Fiksi PenggemarOn hiatus Inosuke heard the hissing of the air before he ever laid eyes on the human. The sound of lungs expanding, pushing beyond their capacity. Screaming for respite even as the ting of blade hitting a demon's claws began to overpower it. The so...
