#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)

[mizuribbons]

nods sagely. rui nation. got it

[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"

[krikidilly]

Theyre best friends i know it in my heart

[apheliia]

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)

[the-real-kitkat]

Aggressive art dump go brrrrrrrrr

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

Can i have all the hugs??

[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.

[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

[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?

[rui-ayaki-lower5]

*Squee shoots his long, froggy tongue at her finger to swat it away with a squeaky croak and Sugar swats her arm with her paw and chatters at Shinobu in a tone that could almost be described as scolding. The cats stand, ready to start causing a ruckus. Rui mutters something in his sleep and does that thing thats cats do in their sleep where they stretch ever so slightly before curling up again. A faint but noticeable scent of pine and cedar invades kanaes dreams* "it's nice here......."

*One quiet night you happen to get the feeling that you are being observed from somewhere by someone with a strong sense of curiosity. Rui was perched in the branches of a nearby tree, watching you. He had yet to actually even see the infamous flower hashira even through his spiders and had only heard about her from other demons that had only caught fleeting glimpses, which on one hand was a good thing he supposed but on the other it had gotten him a bit more curious that usual and had been bothering him like an unreachable itch. He was already quite terrified of the insect hashira after the last raid and getting so deep into her territory was unnerving enough, but from what Rui could tell, Kanae actually seemed rather nice.*

She listened around for the demon that she felt nearby. She didn’t notice any malicious intent so she hoped that she’d be able to redeem and save it. She quietly wandered through the forest before vanishing and appearing next to Rui. “Hello there little on. Are you looking for me?” She smiles kindly at the young boy and inspects his appearance. He didn’t look too strong but looks can be deceiving.

[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.......

[echantedtoon]

Was rewatching Demon Slayer and the way Tanjiro's literally smelling demons got me thinking. If demons have heightened senses which includes smell what do they smell off the other demons to distinguish each other?

Tanjiro has commented that Muzan smells heavily of death so he probably has a heavy copper smell.

Akaza I think would smell like freshly fallen snow. Personally because his entire moveset is based off snowflakes, maybe slight sweat from his physical fighting style.

Douma smells heavily of sake from the sake baths he enjoys with an underlying scent of incense from his temple.

Kokushibo was the hardest one to think of an answer too, but for some reason I think he'd smell of sword polish and maybe incense or pine needles from meditation sessions somewhere secluded and peaceful.

Gyutaro and Daki both smell similar. Makeup and like a gallon of perfumes mixed together was dumped on them because of how much time they spend in the E District. Only difference is that Gyutaro has an earthy scent mixed in with him and that's the only way to tell the two apart.

Nakime smells of wood. Cedar or pine.

Hantengu also has an earthy scent from the amount of time he spends hiding in the dirt or behind things. His clones also have nature-like scents that varies from each clone. Sekido faintly smells of fresh rain right before or after a thunderstorm. Karaku has a grassy scent. Urogi smells of a bird, when burnt mistaken for cooked chicken a lot. Aizetsu similarly to Sekido smells of rain but also a hint of salt. Urami smells of earth like Hantengu but it's a much stronger scent. Zohakutan smells of burnt wood, especially after he uses a lightning attack.

Gyokko is an unpleasant mixture of old fish, sea salt, and pottery clay.

Kaigaku smells the most human being just newly turned but he also has the scent of sword polish on him.

Enmu has the heavy smell of smoke being around trains so much.

Kyogai has a mixture of paper, ink, and leather.

Hairou smells very strongly of gunpowder and metal.

Rui similar to Akaza smells of snow however there's a strong smell of copper mixed in with the amount of times he's shared his blood with others. His other spider family also has similar scents from being given his blood.

Ubume smells of fresh water and moss from the amount of time she spends outside around water.

[reinbouxsworld]

Vil being Tamayo kind of implies that Neige is some sort of Muzan figure, hilarious as that is. Demon RSA. They get to be the baddies for once. (Does this make Chenya Douma then? 🤔)

BUT ALSO…

UPPER MOON LEONA!!!! I’m thinking of him and Falena having a sort of Kokushibo and Yoriichi situation. Strongest Demon Slayer Falena, who loved his little brother so much he could not bear to kill him.

LeoYuu. Leona taking a nap in some random secluded village during the day, and Yuu, unknowing peasant girl, accidentally steps on his clothes. The start of a beautiful relationship 🥹

Riddle feels like he would be Rui in the AU of an AU. It’s kind of fitting as well considering Riddle was the first overblot faced while Rui was the first Demon Moon faced. Heartslabyul Spider(?) Family?

Vil and Rook being Daki and Gyutaro. Vil who only eats beautiful people. Rook, who says he prefers to eat beautiful people but will eat just about anyone with no discrimination because “BEAUTE! 100 points!” Alternatively, Gyokko Rook.

Hantengu Idia… maybe?

Muzan Crowley going “Aren’t I so kind~” every time he turns someone into a demon.

Sorry for the long ask!

DON'T BE SORRY I LOVED IT FORL START TO FINISH OMG

OK OK, NEIGE IS NOT MUZAN. Buuuut... he IS a demon! AND YEP RSA BOYS ARE THE BADDIES FOR ONCE!!!! (I got so happy when I read this one I swear I felt like I wasn't insane by trying to imply this)

Tho Neige does look like rui (I wanted to get some of the spider design of him). But he's actually more on a Daki like role. He's inspired by jorogumo (spider demon on Japanese culture), which often takes the appearance of a beautiful woman. I'm still thinking how exactly his arc will work, so I can't say much besides Vil still hates him. 💅

Chenya is a demon whose resembles a cat (resembles cause he does not have ears that just his hair in here) AND he's very important to riddle's backstory — I can say that this is my favorite one till now tho.

Dramatic pause cause I'm about to gush over EVERYTHING NOW.

YES YES UPPER MOON LEONA IS LIKE MY SIDE HUSBAND AT THIS POINT AND YES I rrly like that idea????? Plus Farena would fit yorichi like a glove too AND GOOD I LOVE THE DOOMED SIBLINGS TROUPE 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Honestly I'm very into the fact that if they meet as Leona as demon yuu would be turned into one too, just to make sure the slayers don't hurt his human to get him???! (But I also I'm rlly into the "turn me into a demon" "no" "turn me into a demon" "no" turn me in-" "FOR GODS SAKE NO")

OMG, YES. Not only that, but riddle ministering the rules over spider!heartslabyul family would be so interesting. I'm going for Trey as dad, Cater as mom as Ace and Deuce as older brothers (tho I feel like these two would be way more destructive than necessary). But demon riddle would also be a insane adversary if you don't have the mommy issues card to throw at him.

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT VIL AND ROOK AS GYUTARO AND DAKI IS ALREDY PERFECT AS IT IS.

Tho gyokko rook WOULD be amazing cause only rook could pull of gyokko weird ass and still make sense??? But Mostly he would make people into art into a way of making them beautiful forever?? (Much like sasori from naruto with his "art is eternal" thing)

HATENGU IDIA IS THE ULTIMATE ONE THO. Not only that, but to have five/six versions of Idia, and his stronger and younger one would still be Ortho WOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE WILD. Bonus point if real Ortho was killed by him after being turned into a demon.

You got me with muzan!Crowley I'm definitely making this real in the au (it actually makes him even more sinister? I can handle muzan choking but I draw the line at Crowley ACTUALLY think he is kind when he's destroying lives (he's prettier doing it tho)

[johnnysuhbmarine]

No because not to out myself like this but the red string wrapped around his fingers like that reminds me of my favorite demon from Demon Slayer, except this is Chenle, which makes it so much hotter.

Like. The second I saw that photo, this is all I could think of, and it’s only made me even MORE unable to function. YOU GUYS DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I WANTED TO FIX RUI. I COULD DO IT. I COULD FIX HIM.

somethings wrong with me cause i’m insanely attractive to this