Ok, so I kinda have been thinking about this a lot BUT get ready for a super long rant.
If you haven't been told already, my least favorite character in demon slayer is Zenitsu. And it goes deeper than him being a 'crybaby' or 'a wimp', no. I hate him because he is a pervert, and he pervs out on girls who are either significantly or just older than him and girls that are younger than him. And I have evidence on this, that will be shared, but why am I saying this?
Basically, I am starting to re-write a fanfic I had been working on to be in the Kimetsu Academy au. And Zenitsu will be in this story. Now, I'm not going to mischaracterize him even if I hate him. Mischaracterization pisses me off, especially bad mischaracterization. However, I will also be portraying him as he is in the academy-a grouchy guy who also pervs out on MIDDLE school girls.
Now for my proof:
Season 1, episode 24, during Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitu's rehabilitation training, Tanjiro and Inosuke complain, because they are in pain. They are uncomfortable, it is valid. But Zenitsu? Zenitsu scolds them and says exactly this in the manga:
"You're being felt up by women. They're groping your body!! You put out your hand when you're playing around with teacups? And they're touching you when you play tag, riiiight? And they smell good if they ever pass by. So I look forward to even lay my eyes on them!! There are two boobs, two buttocks, and two thighs with each woman!!"
Keep in mind, he's talking about Kanao, Aoi, Naho, Kiyo, and Sumi. Naho, Kiyo, and Sumi are around the ages of 10-12. They're little and he is sexualizing them, because they're girls. I can even give you the link for the exact manga panel.
In the Kimetsu Academy, it is stated he is the hall monitor mainly because he gets to look at the girls's uniforms and the girls themselves. Who is he usually checking out? Makomo and Nezuko, who are in middle school, who are 13-14 years old while Zenitsu is about sixteen. Brb