Love? - Inotan

𝘊𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦

𝘕𝘦𝘻𝘶𝘬𝘰'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

I got home with Tanjiro at nine pm. I apologized to my brother since it was my fault we got home so late. I got distracted by the market's decorations; they were so pretty. I hope Inosuke didn't kill Zenitsu. We entered our house and looked around for any messes, but everything was in place. Tanjiro sat down on the floor after we put the groceries away.

"What's wrong onii-chan?" I asked

"Oh- It's nothing. I'm just tired from all the walking."

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry again."

"Nah, it's ok. It's oddly quiet, so I'm going to check on them."

Once he left, I cut up some watermelon slices to eat for dinner. It was too late to make a real dinner, so this will do the trick for tonight. I wonder how Inosuke feels towards Tanjiro. I'm sure he hasn't been in a relationship before but has he ever had a crush? I wish I could ask him, but knowing him, it would be confusing and awkward. I'll just let it go with the flow.

𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘫𝘪𝘳𝘰'𝘴 𝘗𝘖𝘝

I knocked on Zenitsu's door but didn't get a reply. I began to think he probably got knocked out by Inosuke or something, so I entered his room. I saw him sleeping peacefully. It was much better than another broken arm. I smiled and left his room. It was time for Inosuke's room.

Like I did with Zenitsu, I knocked on his door, and again, I didn't hear an answer. I entered his room and saw him sleeping as well. Gosh, what's with both of them sleeping? I hesitated to wake them up since it was late, but we don't have bedtimes here, so why not. Plus, they'll probably overeat in the morning if they don't eat now and get sick.

First, I decided to wake up Inosuke since I was already in his room. I walked closer to his bed and sat down on it. I looked at his face, or his boar mask I should say, I thought it was funny how he also liked to sleep with it on. Isn't it uncomfortable? I took it off to reveal his face. I felt the urge to see it. This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for me to look at his beautiful self without him yelling or running away somewhere.

He has an adorable face. Fair skin, big green eyes, pink lips, everything about him was perfect. Looking at him for too long is intoxicating. I can't touch him; it's impossible. He just looks so... ethereal. I softly stroke his hair and found out it is softer than it looks. Everything just kept getting better. I moved from his hair to his face, delicately touching his smooth skin with my fingertips, not getting enough from the feeling.

I was already a blushing mess; all I wanted to do was stay with him forever. I wanted to hug him tightly and tell him how much I love him and how much of a beautiful person he is. But my thoughts were interrupted when one of my fingers accidently slipped onto his lips. I blushed even harder, retracting my hand away from him. I looked at the finger that touched his lips and got tempted. I slid that finger over my bottom lip feeling flustered.

I couldn't hold back anymore; I had to hug him. Everything about him was too overwhelmingly perfect. I had to do it, even if it means he might wake up and beat the shit out of me. I slowly lowered my body towards his and hugged him. I tried to hold myself back from doing much, but I couldn't. I snuggled with him and got my body as close as I could with his. This feeling was amazing; I was snuggling Inosuke!

"K-Kentaro..." Inosuke whispered

"A-ah! I-Inosuke! I-" I got up as fast as I could. I felt so embarrassed. I couldn't believe I let my feelings take control; it was too risky.

"Why are you getting up? Come back..." He said, still half asleep.

"A-are you sure!? Do you know what I was doing!?"