Link:
AO3
Rating: General Audiences
Category: M/M
Fandoms: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Relationships: Agatsuma Zenitsu/Hashibira Inosuke , Agatsuma Zenitsu & Hashibira Inosuke
Language: English
Additional Tags: Tanjirou (mentioned) , Shinobu (mentioned) , Minor Violence , super minor violence since inosukes involved , not really a slash fic more of a character study/interaction between the two , both are idiots , Short One Shot , Do Not Repost
Originally posted at 2020-03-03 Words: 803 Chapters: 1/1
Summary:
Inosuke messes with lightning, he gets lightning.
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A short character interaction between two idiots who care for each other but they don't really know it yet.
Zenitsu Agatsuma wakes up to the strong stench of mud, grass and boar - big stinking stupid annoying frustrating boar - that he does need Tanjirou’s potent sense of smell to know who it is approaching him. He immediately knows he is not going to enjoy the luxury of having a peaceful day in the Butterfly Estate. No heavenly training with the stunning Butterfly inhabitants, no checkups with the lovely Shinobu-san, no sweet conversations with his cute darling Nezuko-chan. All day he will waste his time away trying to avoid and outrun a certain inoshishi forcing him to train so they can catch up with Tanjirou.
This thought is proven correct when he almost goes deaf at the gruff and booming voice of the pig-brained idiot himself shouting at his hyper-sensitive ears way too early in the morning. The voice rings sharp and true like a fierce gale gliding through the trees on a hot summer day and Zenitsu bristles at such a warm voice gnashing itself against the gentle music of the morning. Perhaps he might've considered such a voice beautiful if it weren't so chaotic and demanding and loud. So loud.
The day hasn't even started yet but Zenitsu already wants to pull his hair out in frustration and cave his head in in some god-forsaken place. I just want one - one! - day of peace and quiet is that too much to ask? he pleads to the gods. Unsurprisingly, on this end all his ears hear no soothing response and everything was quiet against his pleas as no one answered to grant his wish. Nobody to save poor little Zenitsu from this dangerous feral husk of a man.
Okay... perhaps he was being a little harsh there but his life is on the line here!
"OI, MONITSU, WAKE UP ALREADY! LET'S FIGHT!" the wild boy starts, gleeful havoc playing out his lips. Nothing ever good comes out of those lips. It's either hideous screaming or irritating laughter that comes out of that pigs mouth. Or food. Gross.
Zenitsu feels himself being jostled awake a couple of times and wills himself to resist. So when the stubborn boar sensed that that method isn’t working, two hands grab at Zenitsu’s legs, attempting to drag him out of bed.
Zenitsu whines and pulls the pillow closer to his ears and closes his eyes harder. "Leave me alone, pighead!" For good measure, he digs his elbows deeper into the mattress fighting against the force of nature that is Inosuke Hashibira.
"COME ON, CHEESE STICK." With a loud guffaw, he pulls harder at Zenitsu's legs harder than before, tightening his grip as he prepares to give one final attack.
Zenitsu has had enough of this childish morning routine and wants Inosuke to stop already.
And before he knows it, Zenitsu is letting deadly lightning course through his blood, sending it charging through his body, twisting, coiling.
On impulse, Zenitsu kicks hard and then-
Everything happened too fast.
A disastrous crash followed by a harsh crack of wood echoes throughout the barren resting room and it feels like Zenitsu was mercilessly slapped in succession. Something heavy sinks in his stomach and Zenitsu sends himself scrambling to tear himself out of his covers to looks up at the wall in front of him.
There is now an Inosuke-sized dent adorning the room all thanks to him. Zenitsu winces.
Shinobu-san is going to kill me. She is going to murder me in cold blood. But there are worse ways to go. At least her pretty smile would be the last thing I see. I hope she grants me that as my final wish.
His gaze follows the crumbling plaster landing besides the hunched figure of Inosuke and there on the boar's stomach are two red about bruises forming, the size of Zenitsu's feet. Shame washes over him, quickly draining the lightning in his veins and he can feel tears soon to follow.
Maybe he's the stupidest one out of the both of them after all.
Then laughter.
Loud raucous laughter fills the heavy air. Zenitsu whips his head up to see Inosuke holding his fallen mask in glee.
Inosuke’s laugh is not a pretty sound, far from it, all sharp and ragged just like his Nichirin Blade and Zenitsu could hardly tolerate it most of the time. But his laughter right now has a sincerity to it Zenitsu can’t ignore and his heart beats along with it, fast and erratic. Most of all, Inosuke’s laugh is so loud. So loud it makes him want to cry.
“HAHAHA, STRONG! STRONG!! I KNEW YOU WERE STRONG RAIMITSU. NOW FIGHT ME—” Inosuke didn’t get to finish his thought as a coughing fit overtook his body and, to Zenitsu’s horror, blood spurting out along with it.
Shinobu-san is definitely going to kill him.
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Additional Tags: inozen are both idiots, Plot What Plot, they share one braincell i love them
Notes:
fell in love with this ship, decided to check for content and was shocked to see that not a lotta people ship this and somehow decided to write a bit about them i was lowkey kinda proud of myself for writing about the sounds zenitsu hearing in this because i suck at descriptions in general. so im glad i tried my hand at describing sounds. an attempt was made at least. theres something about the way zenitsu hates the sound of inosuke at first but then learns to find comfort in his chaos eventually. cries
im still new to writing thing but i hope you guys at least enjoyed this short little oneshot