Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke have been brought to Shinobu's estate to rest, heal, and train. Tanjiro is the first to jump up to continue his training in hopes of obtaining the strength to continue his quest to turn Nezuko back into a Human. Leaving Zenitsu and Inosuke behind to reflect on their latest struggles they faced in the mountains. Zenitsu seems nothing more than ecstatic to be on bedrest. Being surrounded by pretty girls to take care of him. Inosuke feels the opposite, feeling pitiful. Defeated. Depressed for needing to be saved during his fight with the father spider. Every day is the same for him. Lay in his bed and hide his shame under the boar's head while he watches Tanjiro get stronger. In his forced downtime Inosuke forms the most unlikely bond... With his newly found affection towards his care giver, Inosuke must now figure out why he is having these feelings and why he can't stop thinking about Aoi **disclaimer. I do not own any of these characters or back stories or artwork. Just a fanfic for funsies* Best ranks achieved: #1 InosukexAoi. #5 Inosuke. #6 kimetsu no yaiba.

"So tell me, Aoi - tell me, why do you, a person who doesn't even want to lift a sword, can make a strong man like me feel sick and weak without you?" "You annoy me, kiss me when you're not supposed to and always steal food. But you broke my walls down and made me fall, real hard, in love with you too." Inosuke is a short-tempered young man who grew up in the mountains. He learned about affection and love through his two best friends, Tanjiro and Zenitsu. The women he cared for in his life are dead. Aoi survived the Final Selection, but she thinks of herself as weak and incapable to defeat demons. In turn, she becomes a helper at the Butterfly Mansion and is always attending to the sick and injured. As he spends more time in the Butterfly Mansion, waiting for his best friends to wake up, Inosuke realizes that he gets drawn to Aoi. How is that possible? They fight all the time. "What are you looking at?" Aoi growls. "I use my eyes to look at whatever I want!" Later, seeing Kanao getting together with Tanjiro and Nezuko falling in love with Zenitsu; sometimes Inosuke wonders if a strong man like him doesn't need a woman. He is wrong. He isn't immune to love. Warning: Slow-burn romance. I depict realistic circumstances related to the age of characters, historical period and their respective personalities. [p/s: This story takes place after the defeat of Muzan. The male main characters and the girls are already seventeen. The universe is still exclusively following the manga/anime. Non-manga readers, you have been warned]