Demon Slayer X Reader & headcanons [OPEN]

23. Sorry (Muichiro x Female!Reader)

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Between your toes, the grass loved itself. With the morning dew, it was all the more refreshing. And you ran and ran, your haori floating behind you. Your mismatched patchwork is like haori. It was multiple fabrics and textures put together as one. Every new hole it held, you'd go and fetch a piece of whatever fabric you'd like and work with it. A reminder of every time you went too close to your enemy.

And so within the walls of the Butterfly Estate, you sewed. Hummed and danced around with the cloth. Like a child, you held high the smallest of your accomplishments. As you embraced this joy, you ended up facing one of your many colleagues: the mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito. He stood in the frame and watched his eyes showing no judgement or emotions. He simply observed.

"Tokito, hi." You smiled. Looking to exchange banalities. It had been a moment since your paths had crossed. How was he doing? What happened lately? All sorts of subjects, really.

"I'm bored."

Usual conversation with Muichiro : never direct responses. Yet, you were not known to be someone who easily gave up. "Shinobu summoned you for a check-up?"

Yet again you were met with silence. But he listened, his eyes in yours.

"Please, come in." and you gently patted the tatami.

Usually, he'd ignore you, and walk away. You never took it personally. He was as dull and antisocial with you as he was with anyone else. Usually...as this time to your surprise and maybe even his, he walked in. "Hi," he said as he installed himself on his knees, by your side. "How are you, Tokito?"

"Good."

You hummed and kept on with your work. Not pushing the exchanges any further. Such youth needed to be looked after. Not because you questioned his skills but his judgment. He stood far from any emotions and - you were afraid - this would lead him to become reckless. To do that you had to make him open up while offering him space. Certainly, with time it would pay off.

It paid off. Today. Now.

He took hold of your haori.
"That's new."

"What?"

"The red one."

"The red patch I'm looking at," he finally specified.

"Yes, but this one's too!" you said, lifting up the cloth up for him to see the bright yellow sunflower you were sewing to the rest.

"You're being reckless."

"What?"

"Two holes. One is too much. Now two. You're reckless."

To be lectured so coldly by someone you cared about. It always hurts your ego. Yet..." You're right." you cared about him more.

His eyes, bright and suddenly curious watched you. "What?"

"You're right," you repeated. "I was reckless. This much is true."

Silence yet again...

"But you were also reckless."

And quickly his gaze became defying as he watched from the corner of his eyes. Your lips stretched into a thin smile. "You're not here for a checkup are you?" your attention went to his chest. "Your chest area is thicker. You have bandages under there." You could have added that he had been the most erratic between you two but you kept that to yourself. "How?"

"I'm known to be quite observant Tokito."

His eyes widened as he took a step back, your bite being new to him. He suddenly looked like a kid - what he was. "I'm sorry." he apologized. So had he finally accepted you cared for his sake? Good.

You patted him on his shoulder. "Don't be. Now, now, cheer up!"

"And don't you ever call me reckless again if yourself was!"

"Yes."

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