𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐒 ➪ 𝖨𝗇𝗈𝖳𝖺𝗇𝖹𝖾𝗇.

Tᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ

Enjoy cute Mui because why not <3 Mui is underrated :*

I honestly don't like how this chapter came out but just wanted to give yall at least something to read.

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Third Person Pov:

"WHY WON'T YOU LOVE US?! WHY CAN'T YOU SEE THAT WE DID ALL OF THIS FOR YOU? WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO WRONG FOR YOU NOT TO LOVE US BACK?!" Zenitsu screamed, his ears ringing, heart racing as he stared down at his trembling lover.

"I... I want to go home!—" Tanjiro sobbed, he was tired, so very tired. He pleaded for Inosuke to help him, to save him from the crazy blond's outburst.

His body stung from the injuries they had left upon him. His eyes stinging from the tears.

"YOU ARE HOME! THIS—" Zenitsu gestured around them. "— THIS IS YOUR HOME!"

"This... t-this isn't my home! I love you, I love the both of you but kidnapping me and forcing me to stay with you, beating me if I disobeyed you, that isn't love..." Tanjiro's eyes rimmed with tears, they needed to hear this. He needed to hear this. "This isn't the type of love I want in life."

"We didn't kidnap you. You said that someday you'd love for us all to live together! Does it make us bad people for actually making that come true?!" Zenitsu hissed, glaring daggers at Tanjiro's face. "We only beat you when you were out of line!"

"Keyword was someday. As in, not the next fucking day you kidnap me and bring me to this house to live with you for the rest of my life!" Tears continued to pour out of the younger's eyes. "And how was trying to hang out with my friends out of line? You don't make any fucking sense!"

"So what, you just don't love us anymore?! You want to leave us, never come back?! You need us, and we need you. Why are you turning against us?" Zenitsu ran a hand through his messy hair. Inosuke still standing quietly, listening to the two. "All we ever did was show you the love and care that you deserve... We showered you in affection and reminded you how much we love you even after punishing you."

"I... I d- don't need y-you..." Tanjiro stated firmly, he tried to stand his ground but his words came out more of a question than a statement. "I don't n-need either of y-you."

Inosuke chuckled from where he was, drawing Tanjiro's attention. As Zenitsu fell back, Inosuke fell in.

"What makes you so sure of that, baby?" Inosuke asked as he crouched down in front of Tanjiro and grabbed his jaw, forcing the burgundy to maintain eye contact and look up at him.

Tanjiro froze, what did make him so sure that he didn't need them? They made him dependent on them, so very dependent. They did everything for him, forcing him to go along with it or face punishment.

Did he even know how to function without them?

The answer was simply, no. Because he couldn't remember how to function on his own. He always followed through with what they told him to do.

If they wanted him to eat pancakes, he'd eat pancakes.

If they wanted him to grow out his hair, he'd grow out his hair.

If they wanted him to stop using technology such as a phone or computer, then he'd do as they say and stop.

Tanjiro was shoved out of his thoughts by an even tighter grip on his jaw. His hands shakily reached up to touch the raven's head and try to pry it off.

"I asked you a question, Tanjiro. I expect you to answer it." Inosuke hissed, leaning down beside Tanjiro's ear.

"I... I-I don't know.." Tanjiro mumbled, a river of tears pouring out of his eyes from the embarrassment and the pain.