Tanjiro x Reader <3

Without Him

Some fluff for once guys let's gooo ‼️‼️😎🔥🤝 No smut in this part 🫢🗣️ also pls let me know if there's any spelling mistakes bc I was writing this while legitimately falling asleep but anyway... ENJOY 💗💗

     It had been a long day. A long cold day.

     The sun had set, leaving the dreary land in a blanket of snow. Everything was settling down for the night; any living being sought warmth in fire lit abodes. Everyone including you.

However, even cozied up on your futon wrapped in a blanket by the fire and in a checkered haori, you were still cold. Your heart was cold; it was missing the warmth that someone brought you.

     Him.

     The past couple of days you spent without your love. Tanjiro had been on long missions nowadays; he never really had time in the scarce days he did come back to the Butterfly Mansion... and back to you. But you understood, his duty did come first.

     In spite of this, you missed him. When you went to sleep alone each night you missed his warm body enveloping yours; instead you slept shivering and sad. You missed his voice, his laugh, you missed talking to him— it just wasn't the same over letters.

     God, you missed him so much.

The faint scent of him came from the clothing wrapped around you. The scent was comforting; warm like the morning sun with a faint breeze of dewed flower petals. If you closed your eyes, it almost felt like he was here with you to keep you warm.

     In fact, you were lucky he left his haori with you. It had some loose threads that you had offered to stitch them back up while he was gone. He thanked you with a smile and went on and on about how you were the only one for him. You swelled just remembering the smile that adorned his face, how he hugged you tightly and made you dinner as a thanks.

A small pit grew in your chest at the memories. Even though it couldn't have been but a couple days ago, it felt like weeks. And as you settled down into the plush futon comforters, your heart ached for him.

However, you were so glad he left his haori with you. His faint scent was the only thing keeping your heart from shattering into a million pieces. You pulled it tighter around you.

    But in the midst of it all, of which pained you the most, was the responsibility he would take for everything. His heart would break from how sad and sorry you were without him; that his love was left shivering and cold every night without him. When he would return, he'd envelop you in a warm hug, kissing you gently while whispering sweet words of apologies.

You two would stay together in front of the fire, embraced with one another as if separating would be the death of you. Laying on his chest, his heart would resonate throughout your body; a signal of the love he had for you. You'd finally be able to hear his voice, feel his touch, and listen to his soft breathing as he fell asleep.

Your eyes began dropping when the sound of feathers flapping sounded from the sliding door. A faint tap sounded before a squawk. You went over and slid the door open.

The midnight black crow hopped forward in greeting and dropped a piece of paper. It looked at you precariously as you picked it up. Who could this be from so late at night? You scratched the underside of the crow's neck as you opened the paper.

The moon provided light for the dark land; there was not a single cloud in the sky. A faint breeze brushed your face and prompted you back inside. The crow landed on your shoulder to go back with you inside.