[ The sound of disappointment sticks to him like a sharp knife. It hurts. But he'll put that feeling aside because there's common sense to explain. ]
Dude, we shared food because there was just one? The replicators don't cost any extra to get more out? There really isn't any reason to share at the moment?
[ Zenitsu's reasoning makes sense to him, but surely he understands the intent with Tanjiro's own reasoning. He wants to share food with him! Look, he's even pushing the plate in his hand forwards to Zenitsu. ]
[ Zenitsu continues to feel that emotional knife dig deeper into his chest. Ow. Please stop guilt-tripping him like that, Tanjiro. He stays quiet for a moment before giving a heavy sigh, giving up on trying to keep his distance. ]
Alright, alright! Fine! I'd feel bad for the daifuku if we end up not eating it.
[ He finally steps into the kitchen, although he goes to quickly take a half of the snack to move away. ]
[ Tanjiro's happiness lasts about a minute before Zenitsu snatches the snack away. Why he's still on guard? He thought the blond would be comfortable enough to eat normally. Come to think of it, he's been taking more notes of Zenitsu's behavior as of late. ]
Don't you want to eat it in the kitchen with me, Zenitsu?
[ Zenitsu gets stuck on words as he fumbles around with the half of daifuku in his hands. He's feeling guilty now, but he also doesn't want to cause a bigger problem. ]
Not in the kitchen, at least! Why don't we eat it while sunbathing or something?
[ And he's back to beaming at Zenitsu again, somewhat oblivious to the guilt he's been inflicting on the blond. He reaches out to tug the other boy's sleeve. ]
[ Zenitsu's still not sure why Tanjiro's being so adamant on sharing a sweets together. He thought his reasoning was valid enough. The beaming smile from his friend almost catches him off-guard and he needs to pause for a brief moment. And then the sleeve pulling.
If you're a girl, he'd have 1,000% fallen for you right then and probably blurted out a proposal. Not that it actually matters at this point.
Instead, he'll take a breath and hopefully he's not giving off an obvious smell for Tanjiro to pick up and question. Hopefully it's picking up as actually being happy...!
He'll still frown in response though. ]
Just don't make me go training right after the snacks, okay?!
[ He's definitely picking up something a little bit off. Something... sweeter? Or maybe richer? It's hard to tell definitely because it's faint and to be quite honest, his heart is doing something funny inside.
Maybe he's coming down with something? But he's feeling energized though! He'll have to be careful later in the day he thinks, as he drags the other boy outside with a bit more enthusiastic force. ]
We can train later tonight or tomorrow, we still have time in the day to eat together, Zenitsu.
[ When Tanjiro starts to literally drag him to where they can eat outside, Zenitsu almost feels like his heart would jump out. Just as he didn't want his bitter depressing memories to be found out, he also didn't want these feelings to be found out either. It sucks!!
But once he realizes Tanjiro doesn't seem to be picking up his emotions, or at least if he did he's not reacting to it, he lets himself relax.
He'll just have to deal with it if the other ever catches on. In the meantime, he's going to try to fight against the energetic pulling. ]
Stop pulling!! It's not like I'm gonna run away?! [ NOT WHEN DAIFUKUS TO BE HAD. ]
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Dude, we shared food because there was just one? The replicators don't cost any extra to get more out? There really isn't any reason to share at the moment?
[ Common. Sense. ]
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[ Zenitsu's reasoning makes sense to him, but surely he understands the intent with Tanjiro's own reasoning. He wants to share food with him! Look, he's even pushing the plate in his hand forwards to Zenitsu. ]
You've never said no to sharing before.
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Alright, alright! Fine! I'd feel bad for the daifuku if we end up not eating it.
[ He finally steps into the kitchen, although he goes to quickly take a half of the snack to move away. ]
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[ Tanjiro's happiness lasts about a minute before Zenitsu snatches the snack away. Why he's still on guard? He thought the blond would be comfortable enough to eat normally. Come to think of it, he's been taking more notes of Zenitsu's behavior as of late. ]
Don't you want to eat it in the kitchen with me, Zenitsu?
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[ Zenitsu gets stuck on words as he fumbles around with the half of daifuku in his hands. He's feeling guilty now, but he also doesn't want to cause a bigger problem. ]
Not in the kitchen, at least! Why don't we eat it while sunbathing or something?
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[ And he's back to beaming at Zenitsu again, somewhat oblivious to the guilt he's been inflicting on the blond. He reaches out to tug the other boy's sleeve. ]
The weather should be nice today.
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If you're a girl, he'd have 1,000% fallen for you right then and probably blurted out a proposal. Not that it actually matters at this point.
Instead, he'll take a breath and hopefully he's not giving off an obvious smell for Tanjiro to pick up and question. Hopefully it's picking up as actually being happy...!
He'll still frown in response though. ]
Just don't make me go training right after the snacks, okay?!
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Maybe he's coming down with something? But he's feeling energized though! He'll have to be careful later in the day he thinks, as he drags the other boy outside with a bit more enthusiastic force. ]
We can train later tonight or tomorrow, we still have time in the day to eat together, Zenitsu.
[ We're gonna eat meals together, it's fun! ]
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But once he realizes Tanjiro doesn't seem to be picking up his emotions, or at least if he did he's not reacting to it, he lets himself relax.
He'll just have to deal with it if the other ever catches on. In the meantime, he's going to try to fight against the energetic pulling. ]
Stop pulling!! It's not like I'm gonna run away?! [ NOT WHEN DAIFUKUS TO BE HAD. ]