#aromantic-cactus

[freshie-owo]

I’m rereading piece by piece because it’s legitimately the best zenitsu fanfic ever and I wish there were more concepts like yours where he’s the biological child of the uzuis, (which, *rolls up sleeves*) and I have a very weird and maybe stupid question to ask you, but had Zenitsu grown up with the uzui’s do you think his hair still would have changed to golden? And if so, what do you think tengen/the wives reactions would be to that since it happened during training.

Do you think that they would have pulled a sanemi and went “no son (brother) of mine will be a demon slayer” or do you think, and I’m gonna specifically say tengen here because as a male in a shinobi clan it’s different from him to his wives, would have still encouraged zenitsu to be a demon slayer as sort of a way to preserve/pass down the shinobi culture of like, “passing the mantle” or something like that? Because in your fanfic it appears Tengen still has this “clan” mentality that comes out more so when Zenitsu was still rejecting his family.

And in general, do you think zenitus’s character would differ much from the one we seen in canon? Personally I don’t think his tendency for over dramatics would change much, but I do see him having more confidence than the canonical zenitsu we see, because whether he still does Thunder breathing, or because he was raised by his family, sound breathing, he’ll have more arsenal to defend himself, and general shinobi training. And that’s still only if he uses 1 breathing form from either of those breathing styles.

I hope this question isn’t annoying, but I’ve had such Uzui Zenitsu brainrot lately and I’d love to hear your thoughts! And love the fanfic btw! This is me in no way trying to pressure you but I’m so excited for future chapters with Zenitsu in the city and the conversations the Uzui’s are going to have with jigoro/gramps! I’m even curious as to if Kaigaku will show up!

Hello! Thank you so so so much I'm so glad you like the fic ;-;

I saw your other ask, too, please don't apologize lol I am always down to talk about Uzui Zenitsu because I, too, have the brainrot about him.

So, I do think that Zenitsu's hair would still end up golden. I have, of course, thought about an au of my au where Zenitsu doesn't go missing and grows up with the Uzuis. In it, I think Zenitsu would struggle to pick up sound breathing (as a result of his response to Tengen's teaching rather than his capability) and would end up going to Jigoro to learn thunder breathing. But like you said, I think Zenitsu would still be dramatic and would, maybe not for the same reasons, end up in the tree and get struck, thus changing his hair colour.

I think Uzui and the wives would freak out, but as Zenitsu never went missing I don't think they'd be quite as protective as I've set them in Piece by Piece, so I think they'd probably go see him and entertain his dramatics (and Tengen would go "how could you let this happen" to Jigoro), but ultimately once they see he IS okay besides the hair, things would be okay.

As for becoming a demon slayer, I think Zenitsu would have wanted to become one because he wants to be like Tengen. He'd still be afraid, but I agree that he'd be more confident. However, I think he would feel some pressure to be as impressive as his parents, and his drive to be a slayer would come from trying to achieve that rather than it stemming from Jigoro (though he would still, after meeting and training with him).

I think Tengen would be torn. Again, if Zenitsu hadn't gone missing, I think he'd be a little different, too. In Piece by Piece he's learning and growing alongside Zenitsu, and if Zenitsu hadn't gotten lost I think Tengen would have gotten to the point he is in my fic earlier and, as a result, be more mature and level-headed and less bogged down in the teachings of his past.

I think Tengen would be proud of Zenitsu for following in his parents' footsteps, but wanting Zenitsu to have a better - and likely longer - life than most demon slayers can achieve. But because Tengen doesn't want to control Zenitsu's life as his own father controlled his, I think Tengen would not want to tell him no/forbid Zenitsu from becoming one. I think Tengen would try to be supportive of Zenitsu and set him up for success via demon slayer and shinobi training (with the wives' help, of course), but, whether Zenitsu knows or not, he would also support Zenitsu if he chose another path.

As for Zenitsu, I absolutely think he would be more confident, but I think his confidence would be the type where he would come on strong and then it wanes the longer he's in a given situation, and then the dramatics come up per usual. They might be toned down a little, since his parents would probably try to temper it as he grows up, but I don't think he would be all that different. I do think he'd be spared from girlfriend debt, though, because I think Tengen would discourage him from dating until he's an adult lmao.

He'd definitely have shinobi training (started young but not as young as Tengen), but I don't think he'd be at the same level as his parents when they were his age, because I think they'd let Zenitsu pace himself and take time to pick up skills. I think he'd struggle with sound breathing but pick up more thunder breathing forms - and then I think, in a moment where he's down to the wire, he'd manage to pull off a sound breathing form by accident, and then he'd only have that one in his skill set.

I still don't think he'd learn all the thunder breathing forms in this situation, but I feel like he'd be better equipped to pick up more.

I hope all this make sense lol, many of these thoughts have been in my head for a while and I definitely just blurted them out in this reply. Sorry if this has been in my inbox for a long time - I'm usually on mobile and it never tells me when I get asks.

Thank you again for the ask, for your kind words about the fic, and for reading! I'm excited to get more chapters out :)

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People are saying that aromantic/asexual guys aren't part of the LGBT community, and I must say that.

Yes? They do belong? Like, this shouldn't be rocket science, right? As an aroace myself, i think it's pretty obvious?

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[freshie-owo]

I’ve been reading piece by piece and I just had to say here I’m completely obsessed with it, I’ve had so much brainrot of bio!son zenitsu of Uzui and i was wondering if you had any headcanons or ideas of what their dynamic would’ve been like had zenitsu not gone missing? Would his personality been largely different or still generally the same? Would zenitsu be a sound breather user or still thunder breather? I’m sorry for the so many questions I’m just obsessed lol

Hi, thank you so much!!! And please don't apologise for asking I am more than happy to have an excuse to talk about it myself lol.

I do think a few things would be different if Zenitsu grew up with his family. I don't think he would've had so many girlfriends so young, especially with his parents, who married young, there to guide him.

I also think Zenitsu wouldn't be so "I have no expectations to meet because nobody ever expected anything of me" and maybe instead he'd be more, like, afraid of the legacy he'd have to live up to with all his parents being Shinobi and, of course, Tengen being a Hashira.

I do also headcanon that he would be a thunder breath user, but that's mostly because I cannot imagine a world where Zenitsu doesn't get to meet gramps 🥺

As for the general fam, I kind of imagine that having a kid would actually really mellow Tengen out and make him a tiny bit more responsible, especially when he's at the life stages we see him at in the anime/manga.

I actually have ummmmmm a whole follow-up au fic planned (no idea when I will even grt to writing it tho since I'm not finished piece by piece 😭) that will be about Zenitsu growing up with his family!!! So while I have no guarantee when that will be coming pls stay tuned for that!!

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[kordbot]

So- Hacker is aromantic.. and hes okay with kissing in a romantic way? lowkey feels.. weird...

wym? there is no such thing as kissing in a romantic way... whether something is romantic or not depends entirely on the intention of the people doing it. if you mean the courier & hacker thing i can guarantee you that there is not a tiny bit of romance between them [and sicc can confirm this too]. ALSO. ALSO. JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS AROMANTIC IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN / ENJOY ROMANTIC ACTIVITIES. action =/= attraction. thank you for your patience and if you consider these facts and still decide to be an arophobe go fuck yourself with a cactus and get the fuck away from my blog. thanks

[onecuddlycactus]

Questioning if I'm aromantic once again

I enjoy romance and doing romantic things, but it feels like the attraction isn't there?

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