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Sanemi doesn't see color.
He lost the colors of this world when he first had to take up arms, and he never saw this world again.
Everything seemed as if it was an eternal cold winter. Everything was gray, faded, and dead, no matter where he looked.
He looked at the sky, but he no longer saw its azure purity.
He caught cherry blossom petals in his palms and looked at them for a long time, tracing the outline and delicacy of the veins of the flower with his pads, but he did not see what the cherry blossoms were like this year.
He sat on a tree branch, looking at the setting sun over the mountains and forest cover, but all he saw in the sky was a scribble of gray shades.
He often thought that he would gradually forget the colors.
If only, if only... if only they did not dream of him.
Rarely, fleetingly, but he clung to that moment every time in his dreams, keeping it in his memory...
He had never seen what color Tomioka's eyes were.
Of course, he hadn't seen any of the colors of the other Pillars. Not their hair, not their clothes, not their eyes. He knew that Gyomei was blind. He knew that Obanai had two different eye colors, and that the right one was almost blind. He knew that Kyoujuro's eyes always shone. He knew that Muichiro's eyes often stopped at something without thinking, empty.
So why did Giyuu's dark, dull even eyes catch his attention?
"Tomioka..." the question hangs in the air as Shinazugawa stares at the Water Pillar, narrowing his eyes slightly, making a soft tsking sound as the Water Pillar tilts his head to the side in a silent question.
"What... color are your eyes?..."
So, I had a pretty interesting dream today, but a little backstory.
I'm a big fan of Stardew Valley and Demon Slayer, so sometimes in my dreams my stupid fish brain mixes the two into one, and two or three months ago that's what happened.
That time, I dreamed that I started a new game on a farm, sowing radishes, and with me was… Obanai.
This is very unexpected. Obanai is one of my favorite characters, without a doubt, I like his design, history and personality, I understand him and his arc in many ways, although I don't interact with him or mention him that often. So, I dream that I am gardening with the Serpent Pillar, having a nice and warm discussion about what we should do in the fall season so that we have enough resources for the winter for us and the animals… No one has ever looked at me with such warmth and understanding as in that dream.
And so, today I dreamed again that I was walking down the streets of Pelican City, and I met him. I think he said that he went out to buy something for our farm, and he felt embarrassed that I caught him doing it.
*covers his face in embarrassment*
I don't want to wake up.
It's not like they thought it would happen.
Not with their pace of life and the fact that they could die at any moment.
But it happened.
Obanai was just relaxing on the tatami, stroking Kaburamaru's body in his hands, removing old scales, helping his little friend with the molt. It was a rather personal moment, which they usually spent alone, but this time everything happened a little differently.
Sanemi suddenly appears in the space of his room in the Corps, but he doesn't say anything.
In general, he tried, tried to be quieter next to Iguro, knowing that snakes don't like loud sounds, and disturbing Iguro at such a moment would be simply rude.
So with the same silence he approaches, glancing at the place next to Obanai, and, receiving a slight nod, sits down next to him.
The moments pass as Shinazugawa watches the unity between Obanai and his snake without disturbing the peace, and only when Kaburamaru crawls away from his hands does he hand Iguro a bento without looking at him.
"What is this?"
"Lunch. You haven't eaten in almost four days again, idiot. Are you trying to kick back or are you like Kaburamaru and eat once a week?" Wind Hashira grumbles, glancing at Obanai.
He doesn't respond to this reproach, simply accepting the wooden bento and opening it, tilting his head to the side in mild surprise, like a snake. A couple of onigiri, with salmon by the smell, vegetables, and shrimp tempura. Suddenly, his stomach rumbles faintly, only now letting him know that perhaps he really has managed to get hungry during the days when he skipped meals.
"Thank you." Obanai doesn't smile even under his bandages, but he can tell from Sanemi's grin that he's clearly pleased.
They don't speak any further as Iguro eats, bandages loosened and slightly turned away, more out of habit. It's not like there was any point in hiding his scars now, especially from Shinazugawa, who wasn't embarrassed by his own scars, but it made him feel better anyway.
But when he finishes, it's a surprise to him when Sanemi hands him a couple of bluish-colored mochi on parchment.
Obanai starts to say something, but Sanemi simply places the dessert on his lap without looking at him.
"You treated my bugs. Consider it gratitude." he snorts, grinning contentedly as Obanai bites into the mochi, tasting the blueberry filling.
He… He's never been given treats like this, and he's a little confused.
"You're a slob without bandages," Sanemi suddenly mutters softly, using his thumb to wipe away some of the berry filling from Iguro's scars, licking it off immediately, leaving Hashira Snake with wide, surprised eyes.
Damn Iguro, he doesn't even know how adorable he looks right now.
And how adorable and confused he is when Shinazugawa's lips touch his, a light touch, soaking in the taste of blueberries.
It's only then that Sanemi realizes that the damn blueberries leave marks on his skin, and so he pulls away, exhaling.
"Watch your damn diet, Obanai." he curses, standing up and leaving Obanai in shock. It's only when he leaves that Iguro's cheeks burn with realization, and he quickly pulls the bandages back.
So, since you like my thoughts on these two, I'll continue to tease them
You do, right?~
Now, we know that Sanemi likes to breed rhinoceros beetles, and he's clearly delighted by these strong and beautiful insects, and I can understand that.
What's hard to understand is that you can't just eat all the beetles, yes, Kaburamaru.
Shinazugawa was clearly shocked when he returned to his room in the Corps one day and saw a white snake, Iguro, brazenly lying in his insectarium, scaring his poor beetles, who had huddled under a snag in their glass shelter.
There was clearly a lot of shouting and cursing as the Hashira of the Wind and the Snakes argued with each other while holding their pets (Obanai never calls Kaburamaru a pet, and never allows others to call him one). The two of them will continue to ignore each other for the rest of the day, but, but, Obanai will be the first to give in, simply not wanting to see Sanemi in this state for even a moment longer.
It's not like it's an apology or any other form of smoothing things over, no, he simply brings Sanemi some fruit, not looking him in the eye, holding it out in a small handkerchief, telling him to feed his bugs. He mentions that he talked to Kaburamaru, and that his little insects are no longer in danger.
In the end, they both end up sitting by the glass of Sanemi's insectarium, watching the bugs fussing as they eat sliced peaches with almost stars in their eyes.
I can't get over the fact that Obanai is almost blind in his right eye, and he relies heavily on Kaburamaru to navigate his surroundings. True, I can almost always see that the snake's head is on his left shoulder.
But there are times when his snake friend isn't around… And his right side is a little vulnerable.
Did Sanemi know about this?
Oh, I'm sure he found out about it in the most horrible and stupid way!
Simply bumping into or accidentally touching Obanai, exploding in a light curse about how inattentive he is, especially for a Hashira. But seeing, or rather, not hearing the response tirade, Sanemi falls silent, tilting his head to the side, trying to understand what's going on.
And only after learning about the blindness, he barely snorts in irritation, folding his arms over his chest.
"Is that the case? Your right side needs work."
Obanai himself would not notice at what point after that, Wind Hashira began to stay to his right, in meetings, in battle, just nearby.
His golden eye always caught the vague figure of his friend nearby, but Iguro himself never said anything about it.
Perhaps he was comforted by this presence, even if he would never admit it. Not even to himself.
Drew a snake carrying a snake and a pin cushion both for the first time at school today
Hii! I hope this is ok to ask, but can i request a hurt to comfort with reader who scratches their hands alot with the hashiras from demon slayer? or just Obanai is fine too! Thank youu!
As Someone Who Is Prone To Scratching My Hands And Skin In General When I'm Anxious Or Overwhelmed, I Absolutely Love This Idea, So Anon Thank You For The Idea🫶
Headcannons With The Hashira With A Reader Who Scratches Their Hands! This Can Be Interpreted As Romantic Or Platonic. The Hashira's For This Choosing: Obanai And Shinobu.
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Your Reasoning For Joining The Demon Slayer Corps Was Unknown To Those Around You, But It Was Easy To Assume It Was The Same As Everyone Else. To Fight For Humanity, The Loss Of A Loved One.. But For You? You Wanted A Purpose, You Wanted To Do Something Good, Death Was A Common Thing, A Terrifying Thing And You Hoped To Help People Live That Little Longer. That Gave You Purpose To Help Others, Atleast If You Were To Die You Did It With A Good Cause.
But Even With Coming To Terms With The Fact That One Day You Are To Likely , You Never Could Quite Get Over That Fear Of Death. It Didn't Help When You Got To Missions And Your Face To Face With Fresh Corpses. You Never Could Remove Such Images From Your Head.
To Cope? You Had A Habit Of Scratching Your Hands And Clawing At Your Skin Until It Was Raw And Hot, Body Screaming At You To Stop.
Obanai:
When He First Saw You Scratch At Your Hands It Was Only For A Few Moments So He Didn't Think Too Deep Into It. Everyone Had Their Weird Little Quirks To Cope With The Job.
Except That Was Before He Saw Just How Red And Raw Your Hands And The Surrounding Area Was When He Spotted You Doing It Over And Over Again.
He Ignored It At First, His Job Was To Slay Demons Not Babysit Others Who Have No Idea On How To Properly Cope. It Was Non Of His Business. Yet Deep Down...He Couldn't Bring Himself To Just Ignore It.
"How Stupid Must You Be To Damage The One Thing You Can Weild A Blade With?" Was What He Had Said To You.
Scolded You, Called You Stuff Like Idiot And Moron For Weakening Yourself.
Personally Took You To Get Checked By Shinobu To Get Your Hands Checked And Cleaned. Took You To Make Sure You'd Actually Do That And Not Make Some False Promise Of Going.
Reported It To Master Too, More So Just So He Was Aware Incase Anything Else Happened Down The Line.
From Then On Even If He Displayed No Caring Nature, He Was Always Acutely Aware Keeping His Eye On You From A Safe Distance Away.
Shinobu:
When She Saw Your Hands At First, She Wasn't One To Rush To Conclusions, You Simply Could Have Gotten It From A Fight, Nonetheless She Cleaned It Up And Bandaged Them.
But Then You Were Frequently Returning, It Used To Be Once Every Few Months, To Weeks, Then Every Time Before You Went Off For A Mission.
Shinobu Was No Stranger To Coping Mechanisms, She Was No Better If Not Worse Then You, But She Was The Doctor And It Was Her Job To Care For You, Whether You Tell Her About It Or Not.
If You Willingly Told Her, Then She Was More Then Happy To Share Better Way To Go About These Things. Thing's You Could Do When You Feel Anxious Or Overwhelmed, Happy To Set Up Frequent Meetings To Check In And Make Sure You Were Doing Alright.
If You Didn't Tell Her, She'd Knudge You In The Right Direction From The Side Lines, Showing Things She Had Found Randomly And Enjoyed, Suggesting You To Try Them Too. Except It Wasn't Random, She Saught It Out And Simply Acted Oblivious For Your Sake, Acting Like She Didn't Know.
"Is It Really Worth Causing Yourself Such Pain?"
Obamitsu Doodles :)
Close ups below cut:
Color Palette from here → https://www.pinterest.com/pin/993536367788394552/
@boo-simplified :))
Obamitsu Collab w/@boo-simplified :)
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Reference image from duartealcazar on Pinterest :)
I wanted to do a silly little series of Beastkeeping Hashira, so here we have Obanai with Kaburamaru in the form of a Gwiber!!
They're available on my Redbubble as a sticker or a badge if you're interested- you can find the link in my pinned post! :)
Anyone want to read a fanfic in which Obanai's health problems related to his Chelsea grin are explored? Including difficulties with speech?
With elements of Obamitsu, the Rengoku brothers adopting Obanai, and eventual Obagiyuu?
If so, I'm writing a fic I think you'll like:
I'm writing a fanfic about Obanai and about the long term health complications that his childhood resulted in, and the amount of research I'm doing on rickets is worrying.
Obanai iguro and Tanjiro Kamado
Why tf is there a lack of obamitsu gifs?
As if true love doesn't exist pt.2