[This is the sound of Tanjiro mashing his face into his keyboard in excited embarrassment. Thank you, Milly, for helping him act like the dumbass teenage boy he hasn't really taken the time to realize he is.]
It was something, we'll leave it at that Because I feel like details would be oversharing?? I don't know etiquette here. And it's... I dunno! We did a little discussing of feelings, but mostly nothing's changed? But in a good way. Like I'd much rather our friendship stay the same, as long as he knows my feelings. He's sort of hard to figure, but he came to me for, uh Things, So that could pretty easily be Inosuke code for the same stance.
well okay heres the deal you CAN share details but only if you want to but some people dont kiss and tell i personally will absolutely kiss and tell because its just fun to share you know? but some people care about things like DIGNITY and RESPECT and PRIVACY when it comes to themselves which i support! just not for me lmao so if you dont want to say then dont! but if you do just know im a great secret keeper
ANYWAY im glad something got worked out! and that you talked about feelings which is definitely the hardest part doing things with people? easy peasy feelings? difficult pifficult im glad your friendship stayed mostly the same though i knew you could do it ♥ do you still have questions for him? about him? about you two together?
Well I think it's safe to say we both enjoyed ourselves. He just came home the other night and was like "HEY", and I won't give you the exact words but I think you can imagine. You've met him. I don't think he was born with tact, and he certainly never learned it. I don't think Inosuke knows the meaning of the words dignity, privacy, OR respect, and it's less that I want to preserve those things myself and more that I don't want to gush about a bunch of stuff that doesn't seem polite to share? Don't tell him I told you this but he's actually really gentle about this kind of thing though. Kinda funny when you think about it.
Difficult pifficult is right. I was definitely overthinking it though, Inosuke... Thinking isn't really his forte, so while it's definitely different that we don't always just sleep in the same space now, we're still the same? I'm not sure why I thought it was such a big deal. About him, sure. But that's because he doesn't share often. He doesn't like talking about things that aren't food or fighting, really... But I've already learned more than I expected to, I think.
[Milly help this boy is hopelessly gay for the BLT demon.]
got it, got it! say no more i know what you mean (i do not believe that he is actually gentle as i have met him and seen what he is capable of but if you say so!!)
maybe overthinking is okay sometimes tho rushing into things that need to be handled delicately is not really smart and just taking your time to handle the situation is better im glad you have a better understanding of him and what he wants and that you were able to get him to express himself somehow he must really like you if he was willing to meet you halfway yknow? i think this is a nice first step... or a lot of steps step one isnt usually "get incredibly intimate with ur best bud" lmao
That's fair, he doesn't show a lot of people that side of him I guess. He's kind of got this "I'm awesome, fight me" thing going all the time instead, and it makes me a little sad 'cause he's actually really sweet but nobody believes me.
[Tanjiro maybe you're just special because you're just about the only person he's sweet toward??]
No I definitely think that's more like step like... a lot more than one. I don't really know how to gauge how many steps there are in this kind of thing. But... thank you, for your encouragement.
maybe one day ill get to see him in a different light but for now he is the boy that terrorised me and several other people on my first day here with a sandwich does he do that often? more importantly does he terrorise YOU with sandwiches???
theres either a lot of steps or none at all but i dont know where this fits... but maybe i dont need to idk youre so welcome! anything for you honey! you need anything at all and ive got your back 10000%
Terrorized you with a sandwich... I really wish I could say I was surprised. I'm sorry, regardless. I hope one day he'll show you he's not always a terror. Just... probably 75% of always.
Me either, honestly. Fits probably somewhere along the line of "I've been intimate with my best friend who was also raised by wild boars", and about how much sense that makes to most people. I've gotta like... make you something. Dinner maybe?
aw its okay ive been terrorised by much worse men with much worse than a sandwich i can handle a boy and a blt!
[raised by wild boars... the boar head makes so much more sense now, but also, less sense? god, inosuke, you crazy, confusing mystery man.]
we can make it make sense! might take some time but itl all come together no way! dont worry about anything like that. we can order take-out and celebrate tho... we can drink to your success and enjoy a nest!
[He's going to tease Inosuke so much about this now. BLT... Does he not know what bacon is??? No, no he does not. He takes a bit to respond because he actually has to collect himself from cracking up laughing.]
Milly-san I'm only seventeen, I don't think I'm supposed to be drinking by the age laws here.
thats the perfect age to get in some trouble! youll be fine as long as you stick with me riiiiiight? not to peer pressure you or anything though you do what you want! im just trying to have a good time with you and toast to your bravery
[and possibly present him with a "congrats on the sex" cake.]
[He weighs the options of agreeing and disagreeing, folding his arms over his chest and puffing out his cheeks. You know what? Why not. He'd saved the world, restored his sister, been turned into a demon, lost an eye and an arm, he could totally handle some drinks!]
Well, I mean, you've got a point? I guess I'd rather figure it out with somebody I know is safe than get mixed up at a party like a lot of modern kids talk about. I'm an absolute wuss about group gatherings so that seems like a really terrible plan for me in general, though. Can I pick up takeout or something on the way?
[Narrator Voice: He absolutely could not handle some drinks.]
i would never let anything bad happen to you tanjiro pinky swear! youre totally safe with me... safer than going to a party too. people sometimes put awful things in your drinks and make the party less than fun for sure but ill protect you and youll see exactly what im doing the whole time! no tricks! no games! just what you want
(yes you can pick up takeout but you better choose something good!)
[He looks kind of mortified by people putting things in other people's drinks at parties. Now he will never go to a party, but that's fine. Who needs 'em, with friends like Milly?]
I trust you, Milly-san. :)
But, oh, no pressure! You don't have any allergies, do you?
That sounds painful and very dangerous for your health, actually! Please don't go into cardiac arrest over me, I can barely use a cellphone I don't think me trying to use those defib... shocky things for people's hearts, would go well.
["Shocky things for people's hearts".]
[He's already on his way to go find food for them though, and pauses to chuckle at her picture of her sprawled amongst their little inside joke of nested bedding.]
[And it's probably less than thirty minutes before he's bumping into her doorbell with his forehead because his hands (and arms) are full-- he couldn't decide what to get, so he's shown up with a pizza, two plastic bags from different takeout places, and a bag on each arm with different sorts of drinks. Help him.]
[oh, he's killing her, actually. she might need a shocky thing for her heart if he's not careful. (except he is all the time, looking out for everyone no matter what. that's what's going to do her in.)]
ur a smart guy im sure you can figure out how to use a shocky thing if needed! but better if we DONT need it right? :)
[she wonders what he's going to pick up for them as she tidies up the space for him. she should've figured everything, though, as that's what he's holding when he arrives at her door. immediately, she rushes to help him in, grabbing bags from his arms to place them on the countertop.]
Geez, you bought out the whole city, huh? [she says with a smile, unbagging items as he is freed from food mountain.]
[Milly no, he would feel terrible. He actually just sticks his tongue out at his phone instead of replying to that last bit, and when she ushers him inside with his mountain of To Go he tsks softly.]
Well, I didn't know what you wanted, so I wanted to make sure I got a variety... [Pizza, probably Chinese, maybe tacos. Plus bottled tea, a few sodas, and a six pack of water. The one thing he knew about alcohol was that you had to drink water while you drank it or things would be Bad.]
[except she's got all her booze out on her kitchen table, which is very different from what he's brought. still, he came prepared, and so did she, and once everything is laid out for them to appraise, she moves to give him a gentle hug, arms slung over his shoulders as she rests her head against his.]
I'm glad you're here— [you thought this was a sweet moment? no. she immediately ruins it with] —Mister Sex-haver.
[He has no idea what he's looking at with the array of booze, and he's definitely intimidated by it, but he trusts Milly (possibly a mistake) enough to not feel specifically threatened. He's still boggling at the smorgasbord when she moves in to hug him, and he immediately responds in kind, though the gesture from him is a little crooked. He can raise his left arm, but whereas his right hand gathers a section of her shirt behind her, his left just kind of bumps uselessly into her side.]
[And of course, then she ruins it by embarrassing him, and he splutters, turning about the same shade of burgundy as his hair.]
[hmm. something feels a little off in this hug. does he not want to give her one? she's wounded. when she pulls away, however, and gives him a once over, she notices something is up with his left hand, and then with his eye. whatmst the fuck is happening. he's wounded?]
Yeah, it is... [she set up the joke so she could tease him mercilessly, but now she's got other things to worry about.] Hey, what happened to you? Is your arm okay? And your eye! Sorry if you're self conscious about it but... I'm worried!
[Whoops, caught. Not like he can really hide it..., He raises his good hand in a placating gesture, laughing quietly.]
Ah, yeah, it's fine. My arm..., is kinda useless, I can't feel it below the elbow, and I can't grip anything with my hand, and I can't see from this eye. But its okay, really! [He's a little self-conscious, but more to the end of fearing he won't be as helpful.]
[he needs a closer inspection, so she touches at his face for a moment, distress slowly working its way into her features, hands moving to grab his damaged arm gingerly, biting at her lip as she examines him.]
Who did this to you. [a question, but said a bit forcefully.] You tell me who did this to you and they'll wish they were never born. [oh, she can't fight, so she's full of shit, but give her a sword and point her in the direction of whoever hurt her boy, and she'll land at least one good hit. just for him.] Tanjiro...
[He laughs, but it's sort of a humorless sound, and he covers her hand with his good one, his expression sort of pained, and definitely a little haunted.]
...you're looking at him. I did it to myself, Milly. [He leaves off the honorific, this time. It's not for a loss of respect, it's... Well, maybe it's because he doesn't use honorifics with those he's closest to. He really wants her to understand this. And it's not a lie, not really-- Muzan may have been the cause of the blows that initially lost him his arm and eye, but he'd been the one to regain them and then destroy their source, rendering them useless.]
[His good hand sitting on hers might be shaking, just a little bit.]
[oh. oh no. she sinks a little, brows furrowed as she holds onto him, taking his good hand in hers for a second before letting go of him to fling herself at him in a tight embrace, sighing heavily into his shoulder.]
Don't you ever do anything like that ever again, you hear me? [she can't, and won't, make him promise that to her, because she knows a man on a mission is difficult to stop, and she's not going to stand between someone and what they need to do, but it feels like he didn't need to hurt himself like that. to lose an arm and an eye... she can't imagine.]
You'll have to tell me how this happened. [pulling away slowly, she leaves her hands on his shoulders, a smirk playing at the corners of her lips.] Over a drink, perhaps?
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[This is the sound of Tanjiro mashing his face into his keyboard in excited embarrassment. Thank you, Milly, for helping him act like the dumbass teenage boy he hasn't really taken the time to realize he is.]
It was something, we'll leave it at that
Because I feel like details would be oversharing??
I don't know etiquette here.
And it's... I dunno! We did a little discussing of feelings, but mostly nothing's changed? But in a good way.
Like I'd much rather our friendship stay the same, as long as he knows my feelings. He's sort of hard to figure, but he came to me for, uh
Things,
So that could pretty easily be Inosuke code for the same stance.
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well okay heres the deal
you CAN share details but only if you want to but some people dont kiss and tell
i personally will absolutely kiss and tell because its just fun to share you know?
but some people care about things like DIGNITY and RESPECT and PRIVACY when it comes to themselves which i support!
just not for me lmao
so if you dont want to say then dont! but if you do just know im a great secret keeper
ANYWAY im glad something got worked out! and that you talked about feelings which is definitely the hardest part
doing things with people? easy peasy
feelings? difficult pifficult
im glad your friendship stayed mostly the same though
i knew you could do it ♥
do you still have questions for him? about him? about you two together?
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He just came home the other night and was like "HEY", and I won't give you the exact words but I think you can imagine.
You've met him.
I don't think he was born with tact, and he certainly never learned it.
I don't think Inosuke knows the meaning of the words dignity, privacy, OR respect, and it's less that I want to preserve those things myself and more that I don't want to gush about a bunch of stuff that doesn't seem polite to share?
Don't tell him I told you this but he's actually really gentle about this kind of thing though. Kinda funny when you think about it.
Difficult pifficult is right.
I was definitely overthinking it though, Inosuke...
Thinking isn't really his forte, so while it's definitely different that we don't always just sleep in the same space now, we're still the same?
I'm not sure why I thought it was such a big deal.
About him, sure. But that's because he doesn't share often. He doesn't like talking about things that aren't food or fighting, really...
But I've already learned more than I expected to, I think.
[Milly help this boy is hopelessly gay for the BLT demon.]
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(i do not believe that he is actually gentle as i have met him and seen what he is capable of but if you say so!!)
maybe overthinking is okay sometimes tho
rushing into things that need to be handled delicately is not really smart and just taking your time to handle the situation is better
im glad you have a better understanding of him and what he wants and that you were able to get him to express himself somehow
he must really like you if he was willing to meet you halfway yknow?
i think this is a nice first step... or a lot of steps
step one isnt usually "get incredibly intimate with ur best bud" lmao
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[Tanjiro maybe you're just special because you're just about the only person he's sweet toward??]
No I definitely think that's more like step like... a lot more than one. I don't really know how to gauge how many steps there are in this kind of thing.
But... thank you, for your encouragement.
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does he do that often?
more importantly does he terrorise YOU with sandwiches???
theres either a lot of steps or none at all but i dont know where this fits... but maybe i dont need to idk
youre so welcome! anything for you honey! you need anything at all and ive got your back 10000%
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I really wish I could say I was surprised.
I'm sorry, regardless. I hope one day he'll show you he's not always a terror.
Just... probably 75% of always.
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Fits probably somewhere along the line of "I've been intimate with my best friend who was also raised by wild boars", and about how much sense that makes to most people.
I've gotta like... make you something.
Dinner maybe?
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ive been terrorised by much worse men with much worse than a sandwich
i can handle a boy and a blt!
[raised by wild boars... the boar head makes so much more sense now, but also, less sense? god, inosuke, you crazy, confusing mystery man.]
we can make it make sense! might take some time but itl all come together
no way! dont worry about anything like that. we can order take-out and celebrate tho... we can drink to your success and enjoy a nest!
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Milly-san I'm only seventeen, I don't think I'm supposed to be drinking by the age laws here.
[But he'll probably indulge her anyway.]
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riiiiiight?
not to peer pressure you or anything though
you do what you want! im just trying to have a good time with you and toast to your bravery
[and possibly present him with a "congrats on the sex" cake.]
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Well, I mean, you've got a point?
I guess I'd rather figure it out with somebody I know is safe than get mixed up at a party like a lot of modern kids talk about.
I'm an absolute wuss about group gatherings so that seems like a really terrible plan for me in general, though.
Can I pick up takeout or something on the way?
[Narrator Voice: He absolutely could not handle some drinks.]
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pinky swear!
youre totally safe with me... safer than going to a party too. people sometimes put awful things in your drinks and make the party less than fun for sure
but ill protect you and youll see exactly what im doing the whole time! no tricks! no games! just what you want
(yes you can pick up takeout but you better choose something good!)
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I trust you, Milly-san. :)
But, oh, no pressure!
You don't have any allergies, do you?
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no allergies and no rush!
T H E N E S T is being prepared as we speak ;)
[cue picture of her laying on all her bedthings. again. it's for the nest though]
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["Shocky things for people's hearts".]
[He's already on his way to go find food for them though, and pauses to chuckle at her picture of her sprawled amongst their little inside joke of nested bedding.]
[And it's probably less than thirty minutes before he's bumping into her doorbell with his forehead because his hands (and arms) are full-- he couldn't decide what to get, so he's shown up with a pizza, two plastic bags from different takeout places, and a bag on each arm with different sorts of drinks. Help him.]
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ur a smart guy
im sure you can figure out how to use a shocky thing if needed!
but better if we DONT need it right? :)
[she wonders what he's going to pick up for them as she tidies up the space for him. she should've figured everything, though, as that's what he's holding when he arrives at her door. immediately, she rushes to help him in, grabbing bags from his arms to place them on the countertop.]
Geez, you bought out the whole city, huh? [she says with a smile, unbagging items as he is freed from food mountain.]
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Well, I didn't know what you wanted, so I wanted to make sure I got a variety... [Pizza, probably Chinese, maybe tacos. Plus bottled tea, a few sodas, and a six pack of water. The one thing he knew about alcohol was that you had to drink water while you drank it or things would be Bad.]
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[except she's got all her booze out on her kitchen table, which is very different from what he's brought. still, he came prepared, and so did she, and once everything is laid out for them to appraise, she moves to give him a gentle hug, arms slung over his shoulders as she rests her head against his.]
I'm glad you're here— [you thought this was a sweet moment? no. she immediately ruins it with] —Mister Sex-haver.
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[And of course, then she ruins it by embarrassing him, and he splutters, turning about the same shade of burgundy as his hair.]
I-- yes, that's a thing I've had now.
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Yeah, it is... [she set up the joke so she could tease him mercilessly, but now she's got other things to worry about.] Hey, what happened to you? Is your arm okay? And your eye! Sorry if you're self conscious about it but... I'm worried!
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Ah, yeah, it's fine. My arm..., is kinda useless, I can't feel it below the elbow, and I can't grip anything with my hand, and I can't see from this eye. But its okay, really! [He's a little self-conscious, but more to the end of fearing he won't be as helpful.]
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Who did this to you. [a question, but said a bit forcefully.] You tell me who did this to you and they'll wish they were never born. [oh, she can't fight, so she's full of shit, but give her a sword and point her in the direction of whoever hurt her boy, and she'll land at least one good hit. just for him.] Tanjiro...
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...you're looking at him. I did it to myself, Milly. [He leaves off the honorific, this time. It's not for a loss of respect, it's... Well, maybe it's because he doesn't use honorifics with those he's closest to. He really wants her to understand this. And it's not a lie, not really-- Muzan may have been the cause of the blows that initially lost him his arm and eye, but he'd been the one to regain them and then destroy their source, rendering them useless.]
[His good hand sitting on hers might be shaking, just a little bit.]
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Don't you ever do anything like that ever again, you hear me? [she can't, and won't, make him promise that to her, because she knows a man on a mission is difficult to stop, and she's not going to stand between someone and what they need to do, but it feels like he didn't need to hurt himself like that. to lose an arm and an eye... she can't imagine.]
You'll have to tell me how this happened. [pulling away slowly, she leaves her hands on his shoulders, a smirk playing at the corners of her lips.] Over a drink, perhaps?
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it's riot punch time :)
good bc tbh tanjiro is already a riot
my fave riot too
he's a good riot.
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