#And it was only after his encounter with Yoriichi that he truly started going off the rails.

[sunhated-a]

[ Opening this headcanon with a bit of a disclaimer, but. I've had this sitting in my drafts since I first created this blog, and I've been a little hesitant to post it because it is very canon divergent. And, do keep in mind I don't require anyone to abide by this headcanon, if anything feel free to treat it like a "what-if" scenario if you roleplay any of these muses. ]

So, with that out of the way, let's talk about a scenario where everything was nearly resolved, and how Muzan ruined it all.

With my portrayal, I do headcanon that Yoriichi and Muzan reached a tenuous sort of peace. Neither party fully trusted the other, nor did they particularly like one another. But Muzan seemed malleable enough to let go of his murderous ways, if only as a show of good faith in exchange for the knowledge of the Blue Spider Lily's whereabouts.

Though that did come with its unique challenges, it was a test of the Demon King's sincerity. It would be difficult to believe he would simply turn a new leaf and change his ways. He would require nourishment, and with how decadent he had become with his feeding habits, to go starving was tantamount to torture. And surely, the true nature of the beast would come to light.

But, compared to the pains he had already endured during his human life, this hunger was nothing. Muzan would starve himself if it meant getting what he wanted. Even a the cost of some of his great power, though he was hardly helpless. He was still the progenitor.

He wasn't attached to his creations, so he felt nothing when they were put down. They were experiments after all, failed ones at that. And so, with some time and effort on Muzan's part he was able to control his hunger, and was rewarded with good will for it. He ceases to create demons, and for a moment it truly seemed like this long night had perhaps come to an end.

That is, until the night that he turned Uta into a demon.

Of course, if Muzan is questioned about it now he would simply kill the person foolish enough to ask. No matter who it is. But to this day, he maintains it was an act done out of pity. That she would have surely died without his intervention. He had seen it as a mercy, just like his own condition had saved him and extended his lifespan.

Yoriichi thought differently.

[waayix]

Play time

After Kokushibou’s secret was exposed that he adopted a kitten, Daki is CONSTANTLY pestering him about if she can play with him. Will Kokushibou budge, or not? @knysstuff​ WE STILL CONTINUING THIS SERIES also holy fuck this is long oops

“Pllleeeaaasseeee?! Will you please let me play with him?!” “I told you already, you’re not playing with Yoriichi.” “Aaawww! Why not?!” This had been going on for a while. Ever since it came out that Kokushibou ended up adopting a kitten, Daki was constantly on his tail about playing with it. Of course, she was just a kid in actuality, but it didn’t change the fact she was a demon, and demons of course ate MORE than just humans, they just preferred humans since they were easier and more fun. Kokushibou was NOT trusting her with such a delicate creature like Yoriichi. “I wouldn’t give you him even if ‘he’ had me by the neck. Give it up already.” Kokushibou spat coldly at a sulking Daki, who’s face tinted a slight pink from her frustration, and was further shown on her body language as she swayed around and about from it. “You’re so cruel! Why can’t I play with your kitten?! I wanna play with him!” She dragged it out, her voice full of herself while Kokushibou’s more cold, quiet tone didn’t smudge. “Because you’d just eat him.” “No I wouldn’t! I have no reason to eat something so cute!” Kokushibou only ignored her this time, which added onto Daki’s already high layers of frustration as her face tinted a light pink. “Don’t ignore me when I’m talking to you!” All she was met was with silence, along with Kokushibou simply leaving the room, but this didn’t stop Daki from taking chase. “Koku-saaaaaaan!” ----- This went on for a while. Kokushibou was almost impressed with how persistent Daki was, probably to the point where she didn’t even consider trying to secretly steal Yoriichi because she was too busy asking his owner. This even added a few comedic encounters, where Kokushibou could be completely in the middle of a battle, and Daki would end up showing up asking about the kitten. Kokushibou had to admit that it was funny since the battles he got into weren’t that challenging, but the few times where he had a bit of a pain were the most annoying ones if anything. This girl WASN’T giving up. It also got to the point where Daki was pestering the other upper moons about the kitten, and this led to them approaching Kokushibou about it since Daki’s annoyance was increasing tenfold ever since that kitten came into play. This in turn, started to falter Kokushibou’s walls a bit, was he seriously gonna give in now? He found it so ridiculous that this was all over his kitten, but then again it gave him a reason to be prideful. Albeit, that was just him trying to make the best of the situation with lack-luster results. -- “Koku-saaaaaan!” A stupidly familiar voice rang in the air, something Kokushibou now dreaded. “No.” Kokushibou responded coldly, in which Daki pouted. “But I didn’t say what I wanted to say!” “You don’t need to, I already know.” “Come oooon, let me play with him just oooonce!” “No.” At this point, Kokushibou was just ready to withdraw his sword to get her to shut up, this was going on for a month and a half now, and it was probably the longest month and a half Kokushibou’s had in a long time. But, he decided to let her have a few last words before he did such. “Pleeaassee?! If you let me play with him, I’ll never ask again!” That was a new one.. The comment peaked Kokushibou’s interest, and it made him remove the lingering hand on his sword, his interest was also shown when he lifted an eyebrow. “Ever again?” “Never, ever again!” Daki was very quick to reply, and her eyes seemed to shine brightly with anticipation and hope, which felt a bit unusual to Kokushibou..But, if he let her play with it, then she’d leave him alone...And honestly, with all the past experiences in mind, that sounded like a win. “..........Fine.” A loud gasp came from Daki, and her face lit up even more. “REALLY?!” “Only once.” With no warning whatsoever, Daki started squealing as she was now running and hopping around in joy, like she had won the lottery along with a long chain of ‘yes’’s leaving her every millisecond “THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUUUUU! I-I’ve never held a kitten before, but I’ll do my best!”  “....Good.” That was all Kokushibou could muster in response, as something about her childish joy made him feel a little strange, but he shook it off as soon as it came by.  ‘No need to think like that. She’s a demon..’ ---- “I can’t wait to see him..! He’ll be so cute..!” For the rest of the day, Daki was a bit clingy with Kokushibou since she was so eager to meet the kitten, which Kokushibou didn’t mind too much as long as it didn’t get in his way, which it didn’t after he gave her a warning. She was very strangely docile and obedient, but that was most likely because she thought that if she messed up, she’d also mess up this opportunity to see the kitten. Well, whatever. Kokushibou wasn’t complaining. “Over here.” He directed to a certain room that had a couple of shelfs along with his traditional-looking desk in the middle of the room, where it was perfect for a cat to climb and observe. Suddenly a white patch darted out from another piece of furniture, but then it suddenly stopped and zoomed back under. “Oh, that was him?!” Daki piped excitedly, not being able to hold herself back. “It was. You probably scared him.” “Come ooon, lemme see him, lemme see him!” “Quiet.” After approaching Yoriichi’s hiding spot, he crouched down and lowered himself to be eye level with the gap underneath, and he lightly patted the floor along with a click of the tongue. There, Daki was finally able to see what Yoriichi looked like. In contrast to Kokushibou’s dark and intimidating color scheme, the cat named ‘Yoriichi’ was a pure white cat with a pink nose, however, the most striking and unfortunate features for him was his slightly morphed face, a blinded eye, and a deformed hind leg. Despite this however, he seemed to move just fine. This encouraged Daki to intimate Kokushibou’s crouching stance, albeit without lowering herself to coax him out. But then, something hit her. She didn’t know how to play with a cat. “Ah....What happened to him?” “He was born like that. All the more reason for me to take him in. He’s perfectly healthy now.” Daki had to hold back a snicker at the thought of Kokushibou being soft, as his stone cold demeanor was something she was all too familiar with, so seeing him treat another living being so delicately was like introducing her to an entirely new language. She was positive the fellow upper moons would think the same. “Ahh...Uuuhh...So...” Daki’s voice was laced with unusual nervousness. “H..How do I play with him..?” She asked weakly. Koku just sighed in response. “You clearly didn’t think ahead. Alright, watch me.” Getting up, he was quick to receive something from one of the drawers, it was just a simple hand-made cat toy that had a fuzz ball with a small bell inside. The sound immediately made Yoriichi perk up, and he made an attempt to stand on his hind legs to get to it, but ended up toppling. This didn’t stop him though, as he continued to lightly chase and paw and jump at the ball Kokushibou was waving and teasing effortlessly in the air. Daki watched very intensely, to the point where she didn’t even hear the small chuckle that tumbled from the first upper moon as Yoriichi made a clumsy move again. The part that got Daki laughing was when Yoriichi ended up reaching out for a lock of Kokushibou’s very long hair when it noticed the opportunity, but it’s attention was coaxed back to the toy in due time. “Okay, okay! Lemme try, lemme try!” Daki was a bit pushy as she tried to steal it from Koku, which he allowed since he felt he demonstrated enough. “Don’t just hover it, tease him a little with it.” He coached, to which Daki dismissively nodded with an ‘i know, I know’. With that, she teased the toy in front of Yoriichi, and she gave a squeak noise when he suddenly latched onto the fuzzball, but then it was replaced with a bit of laughter as she started to play. It didn’t take long for her to adjust to the pattern of waving it around and dragging it along the floor. Daki was now having a blast playing with it, even if it was something so little, but Yoriichi’s little jumps and running around to catch the fuzz ball would always have her laughing with such genuine joy that Kokushibou hadn’t heard in a long time, it would’ve made him smile if he didn’t brutally lecture himself on being soft around other demons. After a bit of playing, Daki’s arm was now tired, and she let the kitten win the chase and it was now chewing and playing with the fuzzball on it’s own, clearly very animated now. “Koku-san..” Daki spoke up, a bit nervous with what she wanted to ask next. “What is it, upper moon six?” “Umm...Can I hold him....? I’ll be gentle, I swear!” Daki was staring at Koku with such anticipation that it actually made Koku feel guilty if he were to say no. But, with things gone this far, he would also dread the thought of her pestering him about holding the kitten if he refused anyway. “Fine, but be careful.” Kokushibou started by picking Yoriichi up by the neck so he wouldn’t struggle, and he directed Daki to hold out her hands before he placed the kitten in them. In return, Daki made a little sound of awe that was more subconscious than anything. “Don’t let your nails scratch him.” “Oh my gosh...He’s so soft..! He’s like a cloud..!” Daki brought the kitten close to her and let it rest in one hand while her other hand moved to pet it, with some extra guidance from Kokushibou on where to pet. The warmth and softness from the kitten’s fur combined with it’s soft mewls made Daki feel all kinds of warm fuzzys inside. Is this what it felt like to be truly happy? If so, she didn’t wanna give this feeling up for the world.  Daki felt her vision blur all of a sudden as this strange feeling of happiness overwhelmed her. and this especially started to hurt when she felt a small vibration from the kitten starting to purr. “A-Ahh...” She choked out, feeling herself start to tremble and shake a little. She felt so embarrassed..A powerful demon like her, was now trembling and starting to cry all over such a small, delicate and short-lived creature like a kitten. She didn’t want it to end. “Upper moon six?” Kokushibou’s voice broke her sentimental moment, and she would’ve yelled at him for it, but the purring of the kitten helped to be her moral crutch for the time being, so all she could do was look at Kokushibou with a tear-stained face as she asked her next question. “K..Koku...C-Can I hold him a little longer..?” The tremble in her voice almost shocked Kokushibou, which was emphasized with his lightly widened eyes.  He wasn’t sure why, but he found himself reaching out to pat upper moon six’s head, with his naturally cold voice eventually finding warmth in it, so that he could get through to her more clearly. “...Next time, Daki.”