#Rui from demon slayer

[drag0nalias0]

Wasn't expecting a trash isekai with an op protagonist anime to make me start to almost cry today but hey ho.

It seems that my weakness for cute villains with sad backstories has struck again.

Atl least Toma didnt die like i thought he was going to, unlike Rui and Destra. (Although the second season of Fruit of Evolution was horrible and deviated from the light novel in the worst way. He didnt even die, from what i remember, in the light novel. But i was yelling the whole season for the poor boy to get a hug and at least he got that. Untill he killed hisself)

[captain-astors]

Not sure how I feel about this series yet but the character designs are fun.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Haiii, Rui-kun

*The small boy looked up from his book, placed the ribbon attached to it inbetween the pages and closed it. A curious expression crossing his face.* "Hello there, you know my name and yet I do not believe we have met before"

[nerosdayinanime]

feral giyuu beloved

hes gonna fucking kill Shinazugawa

so Sanemi pulls his stab-the-baby bullshit which terrifies Tanjiro, thinking he'd try to open the box next to burn her in the sun. as soon as Giyuu registers his distress all the tension he'd be holding in snaps violently- he lurches forward out of the lineup and lunges at Sanemi with the ferocity of an actual demon. Sabito and everyone else are stunned in place as Giyuu punches him hard enough to send him to the gravel, snatches Nezuko's box from him and leaps back pulling Tanjiro behind him. He stands there posed protectively in front of them, every muscle tensed ready to move as he stares Sanemi down snarling as loud as thunder. Obanai Mitsuri and Tengen are cringing back- Obanai because hes closest aside from Sanemi and can smell the intense sea-salt & pine through his mask, Mitsuri because shes an Omega Prime and the warning growl/threat scent affects her more, and Tengen because the sharp ring of loathing in the growl hurts his head. Sabito's still in the lineup baring his fangs, struggling to keep calm and not make the situation any worse for his partner despite the anxiety of the situation.

"Don't fucking touch them." "I didn't even touch your stupid brat!" "YOU STABBED HER!"

Everyone startles at the implication of that- Sanemi growls and starts berating him for imprinting on a demon, stomping closer, calling him a traitor for attacking him. Giyuu leans forward ready to rip out his throat at a moments notice, not lunging solely because Tanjiro's holding onto the back of his haori pleading for them not to fight. Sabito finally snarls and stands up- Kyojuro Mitsuri & Tengen follow, fully expecting to have to intervene when the three of them start tearing each other to shreds, "SIT!. ALL OF YOU!." He snaps, harshly grabbing Sanemi by the shoulder and shoving him down. Sanemi starts to protest but Sabito leans over him threateningly and grabs his throat, "You stay fucking put. You're already 5 feet down and i suggest you stop digging any further." Sanemi stares back at him, gripping the arm holding his neck, but doesn't do or say anything else, the others hesitantly settle back down. He lets go and straightens up, looking back at the other hashira, "We're going to sit here and wait for Oyakata-sama like civilized people," a pointed look at Sanemi, "Are we agreed upon?." When everyone murmurs in agreement he nods to Giyuu and kneels next to Sanemi, barricading him and the other hashira from Giyuu Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Giyuu finally stops growling and posturing, hesitating for a moment before turning and fretting over the two of them for a bit- they finally sit down when he calms. When Kagaya arrives hes immediately hit with the tension and thick fear-anger-stress scent filling the courtyard and asks what happened. Sanemi opens his mouth- Sabito slaps a hand under his chin and closes it again. Shinobu and Kyojuro pipe up, explaining that they were questioning the boy when Shinazugawa went ahead and stabbed the demon in the box, how Urokodaki stepped up and ...convinced everyone to sit back down. He finally brings out Sakonji's letter and asks everyone else to allow it like he did. Sanemi of course objects and asks to prove the demon's real nature. Giyuu immediately snaps at him to shut the fuck up- he's already done enough stabbing his fucking cub. Kagaya recognizes the gravity of the situation and offers Giyuu to come inside so he can check on her (and maybe possibly also show everyone else shes not so bad-). Giyuu quickly takes up the offer and pulls Tanjiro over with him in the far corner- Sabito follows them to the edge of the engawa and stands guard there between them and the other hashira.

Giyuu sits down in front of her box and gently opens it, little Nezuko crawling out and looking around for a moment. She sees the blood on Tanjiro's face and tries to wipe it off with her sleeve, Giyuu makes pointed eye contact with Sanemi and carefully cleans Tanjiro's face off. Nezuko patiently sits in his lap until he pats her head and inspects the damage to her clothes. The other hashira are talking, arguing maybe- he doesn't care enough to tell. "Shinazugawa, you owe me 5 yen." "The fuck do i owe you for jackass!?" "Thread, for the fucking HOLE you put through her-" "Ah!- Giyuu-san its fine!-"

Eventually its decided they'll let her live for now, "I also offer to take them in to the Butterfly Mansion, if that's okay with Tomioka-san." Giyuu notices the peace-offering look she gives him when she says that. "...I'll allow it.." Tanjiro herds Nezuko back into her box and Giyuu growls at the kakushi who try to pick up Nezuko's box. He puts the box on himself, Tanjiro tries to assure them he can walk on his own and immediately buckles when he puts pressure on his injured leg. Giyuu picks him up and carries the both of them out and to the butterfly mansion while Sabito stays for the rest of the meeting

[krikidilly]

Theyre best friends i know it in my heart

[romaritimeharbor]

NO BUT I HATED RUI AT FIRST BUT THEN THEY HAD TO HIT ME WITH HIS BACKSTORY 😭😭😭😭😭

sobs he's just a kid...... he just wants a family..... he just wants to be loved..... i need to wrap him in a blanket and hug him close and tell him everything's going to be okay....

NAH FR THEY MAKE RUI SO HATEABLE AT FIRST AND THEN THEY SLAP YOU IN THE FACE WITH THE FACT THAT HE WAS LITERALLY A FUCKING BABY????? A BABY WITH A WEAK BODY????????? ARE YOU KIDDING ME RN HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO HATE THAT BABY?!?!?!?!

i think being held genuinely lovingly would have fixed him /hj i need to write new fics of him tbh. i wrote one or two over a year and a half ago but i think he deserves more fics in which he gets swaddled lovingly and spoiled. he's literally my son trust me fr (<- says this about every traumatized child in demon slayer)

[imkazz]

thinking about. them.

[the-real-kitkat]

Aggressive art dump go brrrrrrrrr

[shironezuninja]

The weather was too cold for me to think and post.

[ask-decepticon-nightglitch]

Drew the goodest spider boy from Demon Slayer, Rui!

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

...You Humans can have this....

pass the olive garden breadstick to your followers 

[married-to-google-translater]

Yandere Rui with motherly reader

Rui found you wounded in his forest.

Apparently some demon slayer had tried to do his job but you had escaped.

Rui offered to heal you if you joined his family.

The fight had made you weak and you had no other choice.

And that's how you became Rui's mother.

Definitely not the best start for a mother and son relationship.

However, you were surprisingly good in the role you were given.

This really saved you from many situations and punishments.

At first, Rui couldn't believe this to be true.

He is not used to someone genuinely caring about him.

Rui might do some tests because he wanted to find out if you were trying to escape.

This would have many positive effects.

Rui will become gentler with time, both for you and the rest of the family.

However, he would also become much more clingy.

Spiiiiider boy really needs a hug.

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

you were good as human.

......I suppose some would say that....but considering what I did...I don't know if I believe it.......

[fatkish]

Alpha Giyuu x Omega Reader HC’s

Hearing that an omega had passed final selection and was actually a member of the demon slayer corps was a surprise to him

He was amazed that you had passed and was curious as to what an omega was like

You first meet him on Mt. Natagumo. You and Tanjiro had been fighting Rui when Giyuu stepped in to save you both

You saw his amazing abilities up close and knew that he was strong and worth getting advice from

Seeing him help Tanjiro protect Nezuko, you knew he was a good person and he gained your respect that day

When Tanjiro couldn’t move, you took the box Nezuko was in and ran as fast as you could away from Kanao, playing the world’s possibly deadliest game of keep away

When the Kasugai crows told you that Nezuko and Tanjiro were to be brought to demon slayer headquarters, you gripped Nezuko’s box and followed the Kakushi but didn’t let anyone take the box from you

When you got to headquarters, you followed Giyuu and refused to let anyone else touch the box, you even went as far as to bite and growl at people, no one smart would mess with a feral Omega. Except our wind Hashira

You sat by Giyuu’s feet, arms and legs wrapped around the box and hissing and growling at anyone who came too close, the other Hashira didn’t know what to do to keep you from attacking if they tried to take the box, as they didn’t really want to hurt an Omega

When Sanemi attempted to attack you to get the box from you, Giyuu stepped in front of you and kept Sanemi back

When Ubuyashiki arrived, you immediately calmed down some at his peaceful presence but were still on guard

When everyone questioned whether Nezuko would or wouldn’t attack a human you got fed up and walked up onto the engawa and apologized to Kagaya before taking your water container and washing off the scent blocking ointment covering your scent glands and even cut your hand on your blade before opening Nezuko’s box

The Hashira were each stunned and held themselves back when you injured yourself. When Nezuko refused to attack you despite being a bleeding omega, something every demon wouldn’t have thought twice about, Kagaya accepted Nezuko, and you stuck your tongue out at the other Hashira

When Ubuyashiki introduced you formally to the pillars, he asked them to each personally take some time to help train you. He was again surprised when you picked him to study under first (as was everyone else)

Poor boy didn’t even know what to do so he kinda froze up

When you spoke to him after the meeting he asked why you chose him. You told him you saw his actions on Mt. Natagumo and he gained both your trust and respect

He thought you were crazy

Although he’s not the best socialist, he does well in taking care of you while you train with him

You both cook meals and eat together. You sleep in separate rooms and he helps you in training and despite what he believes, he’s a decent teacher

You quickly pick up on his low self esteem and do what you can to try and help him.

You show him each of your breathing forms and happily accept whatever advice he gives you

You follow him on his patrols and help him by watching his back

You constantly praise him and tell him how amazing he is and how much you admire him

As you spend time training with him, he opens up to you a bit and you learn a bit about him. You tell him about your past and why you became a demon slayer

When you leave to go to the next Hashira, you hug him goodbye before giving him a kiss on the cheek and running away as fast as you can

Boy was frozen, it was at that moment, he knew, he developed feelings for you

@paranormal-fairy1984 here you go, you requested Giyuu.

And here’s part 2

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Can i have all the hugs??

[demonslayerunhinged]

Unhinged analysis - Sanemi

Why's Sanemi so aggro? (Part 1)

Sanemi is one of the most controversial characters in Demon Slayer and the most misunderstood, along with Obanai. People in the fandom just take him at face value, and it is a disservice to his character. You don't have to love him, but at least try to understand him, his background and how it all contributes to his behavior. So this is a character analysis on, in my opinion, the coolest motherfucker in Demon Slayer. Lesssgoooo!

His introduction

Sanemi's Hashira intro remains one of my favorite in the series. This is because we're fed so much information about him in such a short time.

The first thing we see are the W7s, the uniform belts around his shins, instead of the standard kyahan that other characters wear.

Then we see his back, his white haori which tells us nothing about his breathing style. At least with the others we can make an estimated guess at theirs. The only decoration is the kanji 殺(kill). Which is interesting because it's in the same position as the 滅(destroy) that we see on the backs of other slayer's uniforms.

Then we hear his voice for the first time. His speech is similar to that of a Yakuza member. I'll explain more later.

We then get the first glimpse of our man.

We notice a bunch of things. One is the fact that he's holding Nezuko's box with one hand, which tells us yea, this dude is strong as fuck. Then we see that his uniform is open at the chest, indicating a lack of care for his safety. We see the scars which lets us know that this guy has been through some shit, and he still keeps his chest open??? Nah.

Then we finally see his face and woah! The scary jagged scars, wild hair and bloodshot eyes combined with his rude way of speaking. We come to the conclusion: Oh my God! This guy's a crackhead!

Only kidding! But we can tell that this guy is not to be messed with and from the Jaws music that plays in the background and his signature Hashira theme, we also know that he's going to be trouble for our protagonist.

So let's break it down further with the first aspect of his introduction.

His haori, the kanjis, and their significance

Destruction has a certain impersonal feeling to it, like you destroy bad things not because you want to, but because you have to. Within the context of Demon Slayer, it's no different, the slayers have to destroy the demons because they are a blight on the world and there are no personal feelings about it. We can see it from the way Giyuu almost killed Nezuko, the way he killed Rui, the way Shinobu and Kanao almost killed Nezuko, and the way Zenitsu and Inosuke also killed demons.

Even in this episode where the Hashiras are introduced, their plans to execute Tanjiro and Nezuko show no personal feelings towards the situation, no maliciousness, and no hate. Nezuko is a demon she has to be killed. Tanjiro was harboring a demon so he has to be killed too and something tells me this isn't the first time they had to deal with a situation like this.

Kill, on the other hand, is very much personal and malicious in its intent. It doesn't matter if the target is bad for the world or not. What matters is that the killer thinks they're bad, and that alone is a justification to eliminate them. It's not about duty, it's a want spurred on by hatred, and Sanemi is full of hatred. We can see it from the sadistic way he stabs Nezuko, and the way he laughs at Tanjiro’s pain. Even when he wanted to test Nezuko with his blood, he gives her more unnecessary stabs instead of just simply opening the box.

Honestly, just by the kanji alone, I would’ve been surprised if he didn’t stab Nezuko. A demon can save baby orphans and kittens and sweet little old ladies from a burning building, and Sanemi will still gut the motherfucker.

Then there’s the color of his haori. The haoris, or absence of haoris, of the other characters (excluding Muichiro and Mitsuri) reveal information about their heritage, past, beliefs, and other aspects of their identity that extend beyond their role as Demon Slayers.

Sanemi has no heritage like Rengoku. We’re not given anything that tells us about his past like Giyuu. The kanji for Kill on his haori is in the same position as the Destroy on the standard uniform because, for Sanemi, being a Demon Slayer or more specifically a killer of demons IS his identity. It’s all he cares about, his entire life and the core of his existence. He has a one-track mind, and Kill Demons is the only song playing on a loop.

He doesn’t have time for anything he deems ‘frivolous’, has no special variation to his uniform aside from the fact that he keeps the chest open, and the uniform belts he wears around his legs are probably faster to put on than the standard kyahan.

So from his haori and kyahan alone we can tell that this guy is very strong, very wild and very dangerous.

Extra note: While doing research for this post, I also noticed that Sanemi’s haori is similar to the shirt he wore as a child, which could indicate how much his childhood affected him and how it led to his hatred of demons. Instead of the sleeve stripes, there is now the Kill kanji on the back.

Now let's move onto the other aspect of his introduction

His way of speaking

This part is based on my little understanding of the Japanese language and the research I did. So please don't attack me!

Sanemi kinda speaks like a thug or a Yakuza member. It isn't really noticeable in the English subtitles, but he uses particles and sentence endings that are typically used by men and can come across as rude, unrefined, and uneducated.

He doesn't use honorifics (unless speaking to the Master) when talking to people, even his fellow Hashiras.

He uses sentence endings such as ぜ (ze), ぞ (-zo), な (-na), か (-ka), かよ (-kayo) and だな (-da na) that make his questions and statements sound commanding, rough and forceful.

Not only that, but he often uses words such as:

"Urusee!" - a rough and rude way of saying "Urusai"

"Temee" - a rude way of saying you.

"Ore" - a very informal pronoun for "I"

Sanemi's way of speaking bears a teeny tiny resemblance to the Kansai dialect, which is like the Southern accent in the US. Kansai people are stereotyped as being uneducated, stupid, loud and aggressive.

That's why Tanjiro(bestest boy ❤) was shocked when Sanemi switched up real quick as he was speaking to the Master.

His default manner of speaking, even when it's to those who he likes or is okay with, is rough, forceful, aggressive and sometimes confrontational. It tells us about his personality and most importantly his upbringing or lack thereof.

I'll be going into his background in the Part 2 of this post, I'll also talk about how all these aspects makes our boy act the way he does.

In Conclusion, to be continued?