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KNY Incorrect quotes#95 Trauma-
Modern Au!
Y/n: Kyogo tried to pick a fight with me today, But by "pure" coincidence I happened to know Sanemi, his eldest son on a first-name basis, I yelled his name and he looked at me and smiled...and after that I told him-
Y/n*Looking up at Kyogo with a grin of pure malice*Im gonna f*ck your son~
Y/n: I Gave that man MORE psychological damage than Anyone COULD or Have~
#demon slayer#demon slayer x reader#kimetsu no yaiba#kny#kny x reader#kny x y/n#kny sanemi#kyogo shinazugawa#sanemi shinaguzawa#sanemi x reader#sanemi shinazugawa x reader#sanemi shinazugawa x y/n#kny smut#kny incorrect quotes#incorrect quotes#sassy y/n
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sanemi and genya with ptsd from their father
both of them being able to handle it mostly & it’s all fine, right? really, it’s hardly there—and most of it is because they’re so used to their father being so much bigger, much more intimidating, and both of them aren’t, well, children anymore. anyone taller tends to be nothing more than, maybe, a foot. hardly comparing to the gut-wrenching feeling of being as small as an ant under their father’s gaze. so it was fine. they were fine.
but—
it wasn’t like it was a secret that gyomei was possibly the tallest—largest—in maybe the whole corps. gyomei was actually pretty (emotionally) close to both shinazugawa’s, always very kind. he might even be one of the closest people to sanemi now. definitely for genya. but what’s also not a secret is that both shinazugawa’s are also… prone to starting arguments. mostly sanemi, of course. but genya has had his times, too.
thinking about sanemi and gyomei getting in a (verbal) fight over genya (with genya present). shinobu’s there, unable to step in because they’re both too loud and she could hardly detain them this far into the argument. gyomei sort of losing his cool—he’s aghast at sanemi’s treatment towards his brother and he’s just had a shitty day, he’s riled up and can’t bother taking a breather—so he raises his hands, mostly to show his frustration. he’s about to say something but—for some reason—it’s really quiet.
sanemi was probably ranting and shouting the whole time, gritting his teeth and acting like a petulant child—genya was not his responsibility and he had no reason to be nice to him!—but then gyomei’s hands fly up and, without meaning to, sanemi flinches. he doesn’t know why, but he stiffens, arms raising half way up, already stepping towards genya. instinctively feeling the need to protect. it takes him a moment to come to his senses—this is gyomei, for fuck’s sake. he wouldn’t do anything! yet sanemi’s already backed away. he tenses, more, somehow, and his eyes are wide as he realizes what he’s done.
gyomei seems confused, a bit worried. most likely sensing sanemi’s sudden panic. genya and shinobu are different stories—they saw and neither are strangers to impulsive reactions. genya had almost ducked behind sanemi, forgetting himself. his mind had decided right then to trigger the little button that said ‘hide’ and, looking at sanemi and his defensive posture, ‘safety.’ but his movement wasn’t as quick as his brother’s and he stops, able to come to terms with what had happened faster than sanemi. shinobu, on the other hand, was already putting two and two together. placing both the shinazugawa’s behaviors—their inefficient, somewhat physical ways of dealing with things… and now this.
shinobu was the one who stepped in, in the end. sighing, she begins to direct genya inside. sanemi’s posture is slumped, he’s curled into himself, almost ashamed. gyomei’s confusion has morphed to worry and he’s asking something, tentatively, but shinobu quiets him with the promise to explain. she ushers sanemi away gently, speaking in a soft tone as he tries to avoid her.
the ptsd was just buried deep, snuffled out by sore attempts to forget the past. doesn’t mean it’s gone, though. sanemi gets let off from the conversations about genya for now and gyomei gets a little more careful around the shinazugawa’s, despite the reassurances that it wasn’t his fault.
(genya doesn’t mind and is mostly worried about sanemi… sanemi, on the other hand, probably agonizes about it for weeks on end :c)
#this is kinda rambling LMAO#sanemi shinazugawa#genya shinazugawa#gyomei himejima#shinobu kocho#shinazugawa brothers#kny#angst#kimetsu no yaiba#hashira#demon slayer#i js doubt they got out of that unphased#kny genya#kny sanemi#ft. gyomei & shinobu#kyogo shinazugawa#mention#genya seeing sanemi as immediate safety#also i wrote this at night so if it doesnt make sense im sorry
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I fully believe Shizu could decimate Sanemi, Genya and Kyogo in a drinking competition
#they’re all black out drunk and she’s just like ‘hehe tasty I’ll have another’#put that woman with rengoku#demon slayer#kny#blue rambles#genya shinazugawa#sanemi shinazugawa#Shizu shinazugawa#kyogo shinazugawa
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Demon Slayer Twitter Pt. 49
#demon slayer#demon slayer memes#kyogo#kyogo shinazugawa#shinazugawa#kimetsu no yaiba memes#kimetsu no yaiba#kny#Og Source: NaruTwitter
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My Kimetsu Academy Au Headcanons - Shinazugawa Kyogo
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Previous Headcanons Link: Part 1
{} = Small character details/notes
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Shinazugawa Kyogo - Like his canon self he did hurt his family at one point. He was a part of the police force but back when the kids were younger he went through a series of events that caused him to go off the rails for a bit.
He failed to save someone from dying and his older brother passed away around the same time. He was receiving countless pressure from co-workers and the media. They were destroying his character and painting him as the fault for what happened to the civilian.
All of these events caused him to delve into drinking and gambling.
This lasted for a few months and caused him to miss the birth of his youngest son. {Something he deeply regrets currently.} He didn’t realize the harm he was causing his family until the day he threw a bottle at Genya and Sanemi. The two received their facial scars from that incident.
It was at that moment that he realized the damage he was causing to himself and his family. In order to prevent himself from causing his family more harm he decided to start living with a friend until he could sort himself out. {A long process of rehab and therapy later…and I mean much later.}
He eventually moved back in with his family. It took some time for his kids and his wife to trust him again but they got there. His oldest children Sanemi and Genya took longer to forgive him? than the younger ones. They were most weary of him but they did forgive him at some point in the future. But not without threatening to get rid of him if he were to slip up again. {Forgive but never forget.}
Kyogo eventually got promoted to police chief despite the horrendous media backlash he received in his youth. He currently has a great relationship with his kids and wife.
{Alcohol is banned from their home.}
(Just so we’re clear, I don't like Canon Kyogo, that bitch can kiss my ass and die. In my AU Kyogo is meant to be a flawed character that made bad life choices. Just because he had reasons for his mistreatment of his children and abuse of alcohol it doesn’t mean it was okay. Kyogo didn’t get forgiven in an instant nor did he have to be forgiven.)
In my AU Kyogo didn't beat his wife or kids. He drank at home and went out to gamble sometimes so he mostly neglected his children. (Which is still not okay.) He had never laid a hand on them or injured them until the night he threw the bottle at Genya and Sanemi.
To make up for his past transgressions, Kyogo {In the present.} dotes on his children. He doesn’t make it a show to publicly display his affections; he just does it in his own way. {Ex.) He puts in the effort to make characters for his kid’s bentos, gives them extra money, pats them on the head, and cuddles with them.} I legit have no idea if this counts as doting behavior, I'm basing this off my own experiences with a closed-off parent. T-T
Yes. He very much still does this to his first and second born. Sanemi doesn’t let him cuddle him, just head pats if anything but Genya lets his dad dote on him a bit more whenever he visits home. {Especially since he moved in with Sanemi. The white-haired bastard has been cold to Genya recently and the baby doesn’t know why.}
#demon slayers#kimetsu no yaiba#kny genya#demon slayer shinazugawa#shinazugawa genya#shinazugawa brothers#sanemi shinaguzawa#kyogo shinazugawa#shizu shinazugawa#heacanons#kimetsu academy
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Sanemi should have died during the final battle.
Look I love Sanemi.
He's my favorite hashira but for his mental sake and mine, he should have died.
The man legit had nobody left.
His mother, dead.
Masachika (One of his best friends), dead.
Kanae (It was proven that Sanemi enjoyed talking to her), dead.
Rengoku (Everybody likes the dude), dead.
Ubuyashiki (parental figure), dead.
Shinobu (He checked on her from time to time), dead.
Iguro (his besto friendo), dead.
Genya (No explanation needed), dead.
the only one remotely close to him that is alive was Uzui. (Sanemi saw him as an older brother.)
but still.
HE SHOULD HAVE REUNITED WITH EVERYBODY!?!?
reason 362 of why I hate Kyogo:
NOOOO DON'T!???!????
PLEASE DONT!???!????!?!
DONT BE TOUGH!!???!?!??!
MOTHER FUCKER STAY DEAD PLEASE!???!?!?!?
sources so people dont think im fucking myself over:
also some sanemi & genya to heal your heart <3
#demon slayer#kny#kimetsu no yaiba#manga spoilers#ashy bullshit#shinazugawa shizu#masachika kumeno#kanae kocho#rengoku kyojuro#kagaya ubuyashiki#shinobu kocho#obanai iguro#fuck infinity castle#fuck sunrise to countdown#fuck kyogo#genya shinazugawa#sanemi shinaguzawa
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I already read Shinazuagawa family tree from KnY Fanbook and it says:
Although that solves which is the youngest child which is Koto (the kid that sleeps in Genya's arms and the smallest one among the other siblings).
I'm still confuse who's who among the siblings, because when I'm searching the name didn't match up the character. Like which one is Sumi, is it the red one or the green one? Because I search her name and she ends up with two pictures. In website A she's the red one, but in website B she's the green one.
All I know is:
Shizu [mother]
Kyogo [father]
Sanemi [1st child/1st son]
Genya [2nd child/2nd son]
Koto [7th child/5th son]
The rest is Sumi, Teiko, Shuya, and Hiroshi. I don't know who's who here. I hope someone tell me the correct information.
#shinazugawa sanemi#shinazugawa genya#shinazugawa kyogo#shinazugawa shizu#shinazugawa koto#shinazugawa sumi#shinazugawa teiko#shinazugawa hiroshi#shinazugawa shuya#kimetsu no yaiba#demon slayer#kny#shinazugawa family tree#this is confusing; who's who among the siblings
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How large do you think the Shinazugawa dad was compared to their mom in size measurements?
Hmm...
I tell ya', Anon, I am really bad at eyeballing measurements. But as a point of reference, Sanemi is 179cm. So take it from there, I guess?
EDIT: Anon, please see the notes on this post for a helpful assessment by @nenesleepyhead !
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I kind of hate how it's considered controversial to write a bad parent as good and vise versa. I primarily talk about miraculous where the issue isn't as prevalent, but I've noticed how unpopular outside of Japanese and Korean fanarts it is to depict Kyogo as a good parent. The tag is non-existent on ao3. And while there is more content on Stella and Stolas being together, most of it is Stella and Stolas being divorced and having a past, or Stella being abusive, not them being happy and together. It just makes me sad since fandom space has always been a space for exploring new ideas for media we all love. But it seems that with the progression of the internet, shielding or gatekeeping certain subjects is also way more common, and it wasn't like this in the past. I understand how people who write these fangics are coping with their own situations by writing terrible people being terrible people, but the way I cope is completely different where I write those same characters being sweeter or loving. As bad people who are trying to make up for what they did, or people who weren't completely terrible to begin with. I don't know, I guess I'm an optimist like that. I'm not delusional or stupid. The people who hurt me will never be good, but I wish it didn't happen sometimes. Or that I least got an apology. So it's nice for me to see those characters have those nuances, but we don't see them for any of the explicitly bad characters in fandom spaces anymore. I'm not even looking for some complicated backstory or explanation, I genuinely want just the bare minimum. A bit of nuance. I'm reading this amazing fanfiction that centers the shinazugawa brothers in the aftermath of Kyogo killing everyone, and he genuinely gets some character and interest for him that I've found is really rare. Spoilers, but there's a few times where he has regret for allowing Genya to be hurt (because a different character hurts Genya when she shows up) in certain ways and doesn't want him to die before the opening of the story. It adds a lot to his characteristics my opinion that we don't get to see in a lot of other fanfiction with him in it and I live seeing it. It makes the character a bit more realistic to me.
If you plan on reading the fanfic, please please PLEASE read the tags before you do, especially if you have triggers to: child Sexual assault, child murder, or child physical abuse as these themes come up a lot in the story
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Unhinged theory
Okay so this theory is complete bullshit and doesn't have any merit but I just wanted to get it out of my system.
I wonder why Shizu didn't eat the kids the moment she killed them. Like we know that when you're turned into a demon you're overcome by a hunger so great that you won't be able to think straight.
Like okay, maybe she wanted to finish off Genya before she started feasting but she could have just eaten them, it's not like Genya posed any actual danger and her movements were too calculated like oneshotting all 4 kids including Koto and breaking the lights right before attacking Genya.
So here's my theory, I think Shizu deliberately killed her kids. Why? Because she was tired of them. Y'know how becoming a demon brings out the twisted version of your soul like Akaza's fighting, Dakis obsession with beauty and Gyutaros hatred of humanity, and Hantengu's entire existence? What if Shizu deep down was tired of being a mom? And she low-key resented her kids? What if she was tired of seeing them suffer?
Genya said she was very small but what if in reality she was just very young? Like in her late teens? It's not so out there after all Tamayo is 19 biologically and she had a husband and kids. Shizu could have been 14 or 15 when she had Sanemi.
So this is a young girl, married this older man, probably out of necessity or against her will, and given Kyogo's violence there's a chance that some of the kids were a product of rape.
She's living in poverty, married to an absolute dick of a husband who beats her all while trying to make ends meet and take care of SEVEN kids!
Even for the Taisho era, seven kids is a lot and other people seem to think so too, in the light novel Genya remembers how their landlord's son used to taunt them as 'the poor people with a lot of kids'.
The thing that really cemented this theory for me is the afterlife scene with Sanemi. Her shame. Not sadness or despair but shame. Shame so strong she doesn't even want to alert her kids to her existence and she covers her face and hides when she sees Sanemi. What if that shame stems from guilty? Guilt over her resentment towards her kids?
I'm not saying that Shizu hated her kids, but what if she was just...tired? Tired of being used as a punching bag? Tired of seeing her babies get hurt and go hungry every night? Tired of being treated like dirt and having people make fun of her family? Tired of being judged for circumstances that were out of her control? Tired of struggling? Tired of her life? Tired of everything?
Regarding Sanemi and Genya, I feel like they both have an idealized image of their mother and that's probably why Sanemi refused to accept the knowledge that Nezuko could resist attacking humans by thinking about her family, because then he would have to face the truth that maybe their mother never really loved them? Or that her love wasn't as strong as he thought?
It's a really hard pill to swallow for a lot of us because we don't want to think about the fact that our moms, even if they love us or at least tolerate us, may not have wanted us or may have thought their lives would've been better if they hadn't had us.
This isn't uncommon in real life either. The subreddit r/regretfulparents has over 120k members, then there's this insightful thread where parents who regret having kids share their feelings, there's also experiences from women here and here.
Something to think about. I'm sorry but I feel like the Shinazugawa kids, all they truly had was each other and they didn't know it. They never really stood a chance.
Yea so...
#demon slayer#kimetsu no yaiba#kny#sanemi shinazugawa#kny spoilers#kny anime#genya shinazugawa#demon slayer anime#unhinged theory#sanemi#kny genya#shizu shinazugawa
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જ⁀➴ LOVE ME, LOVE ME NOT
SUMMARY. with the knowledge of your relationship on his mind, sanemi takes it upon himself to gauge giyuu’s true feelings
WARNINGS. 1.5k words, platonic sanemi x older sister!reader, giyuu x shinazugawa!reader, brief depictions of abuse and injury (from kyogo, their father), giyuu feels slightly ooc towards the end to me 😣
a diary entry of the “mono no aware” series !
sanemi shinazugawa was not heartless. he might’ve been ruthless when need be, but deep inside there was a certain side of his behind closed doors. his late mother and siblings, masachika, genya, you— he cared for all of you behind his rough exterior.
in your case, there was a specific promise he made to himself because he cared. you were bruised after one of your father’s wraths when your mother, shizu, tended to your wounds. her small hands pressed a cold cloth to your arm as stray tears fell down your cheeks.
in a hurry, you wiped them away in the hopes your younger siblings weren’t looking. you were the eldest among them all, so you felt as if you couldn’t show them the pain you felt. your father’s hits hurt, but seeing them writhing in pain hurt more.
it wasn’t the first time you took a beating for your younger siblings, but it was the first time that instead of sanemi being hurt himself, it was you in his place. as you hugged his and genya’s smaller frames, your father, kyogo, repeatedly kicked your back during his drunken fit.
“why’d you jump in front of me?” sanemi asked, staring at the newly formed bruise. despite how recent it was, it was already turning into a deep shade of purple. “how will you heal if you keep getting new injuries?”
you merely smiled at him, “the pain from these go away eventually, but the memory of seeing you guys in pain won’t. as long as you’re my little brother, i’ll protect you from anything thrown our way.”
it was after kyogo’s death that sanemi made his promise to you. he was going back home after delivering materials with genya for money when they stumbled upon you being scolded in front of a vendor’s stall.
someone had run into you, causing you to bump into one of the displays. the man’s fruits had fallen to the ground, and the blame was placed upon you because he never saw the person who was running. this man knew your father, and just like everyone else, hated him. you were only half-listening to his angry rambles when he struck you in the face.
you supposed he hated your father so much that it extended to you, his child.
genya called out for you in worry, and you took that as your cue to leave. you rushed towards your brothers, taking a thrown apple to the back before ushering them away from the scene. sanemi said nothing as you placed your hand on his shoulder, squeezing lightly.
you asked them if they were okay, but all he could think about was you. were you okay after everything? how were you okay at all? you always took it upon yourself to keep them safe and comfortable when you could, but besides your mother, who was there to look out for you?
so sanemi made a promise to himself— he wouldn’t let anyone hurt you anymore. if he ever saw you getting yelled at, he stepped in and argued back. if someone tried laying a hand on you, he took it upon himself to smack their hand away. and when a boy your age was obviously hitting on you, he’d keep his eye out for you. he might’ve been younger than you, but he sure did act like a protective older brother.
even after growing up, his protective disposition remained.
so when he thought giyuu tomioka had taken advantage of you, he was beyond angry. his older sister, one of the kindest people he knew, was being harassed by someone he already disliked— in his eyes, that was reasonable enough to beat up the water hashira beyond saving.
but then you revealed your relationship to him before it could go that far, leaving him at a loss. although he did suspect your feelings, he didn’t expect them to be reciprocated. sanemi knew you got along with the black-haired hashira but not to that extent.
your relationship crossed sanemi’s mind a few times for the next 2 days. sanemi wanted you to be happy, but if it meant being happy because of giyuu’s ill intentions, then forget it. with that in mind, he invited the water hashira to his estate.
giyuu entered the grounds of sanemi’s estate with quiet steps. it wasn’t like the wind hashira to invite him over, and after the events that took place at your estate, it was especially odd. he took a quick look around before the sound of rushed footsteps reached his ears.
‘wind breathing fifth form: cold mountain wind’
‘water breathing seventh form: drop ripple thrust’
giyuu stared at sanemi, whose sword he blocked using his own. a sudden attack was the last thing he was expecting upon arriving at the estate. the white-haired hashira jumped back before scoffing at giyuu’s distant expression. his face alone made him ticked off.
“what was that for?”
sanemi sheathed his nichirin sword and after watching him do so, giyuu did the same. sanemi elaborated, “hurt y/n in any way and i’ll cut your head clean off.”
the noirette blinked, “does she know you’re making threats?”
“it’s a warning, not a threat. listen up, tomioka, if your feelings for y/n are superficial, end it now and don’t show your face to hers. neither of you will end up unscathed-“
“that sure sounded like a threat.”
“i’ll turn it into one.”
they stood in silence for a moment before giyuu took it upon himself to speak, “i don’t know where you got the idea, but i have no intention of hurting y/n. she’s the most important person to me, so i wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on her.”
“and how do i know you’re not just saying that to save your own ass?” the wind hashira raised a brow.
“you don’t, since you only have my word, but don’t you think it’s an insult to y/n? she is no fool. if anyone were to find me in a lie, y/n would be one of the first to. i wouldn’t waste my time in a relationship if it were for a superficial purpose.”
at his words, sanemi couldn’t help but wonder, “do you love her?”
“what?”
“you heard me, tomioka. do you love y/n?”
it was a question he couldn’t immediately answer. as silence draped over the pair, the blue-eyed man found himself deep in thought. giyuu was sure that he liked you romantically, but was his feelings, as deep as they were, considered love? he suddenly thought of the night the two of you confessed.
“this nearly feels like a dream,” you murmured.
“i hope not,” a faint smile adorned his lips. “when i dream of something, it doesn’t last very long. i don’t want this,” he intertwined his fingers with yours, “to end.”
“well then, we best not let it.” you fought back your own smile as you rested your head in the crook of his neck, “i don’t want this to end either. so, if you allow me, i’d love to be yours.”
giyuu’s lips then curled further as he stared at you in adoration, “yeah, i like the sound of that.”
he remembered how fast his heart raced against his chest that night, and the feeling of relief when he got to hold you in his arms. as endearing as it was, it didn’t seem like love.
the past few days, however, there was a shift in the air.
everything was already routine. missions, rest, training— all of it was on an endless loop, and although it was always a repetitive bore, it wasn’t so boring with you. giyuu looked forward to coming back from missions for a different reason other than the fact that he could rest.
everything mundane that he had no reason to look forward to now made him excited to spend time with you because with you, nothing in the world could be a bore.
giyuu tomioka wasn’t familiar with love, but finding joy in such a simple moment with you— that seemed like love to him.
sanemi, watching closely, noticed the slight curve of the water hashira’s lips. a warmth spread throughout giyuu’s chest before he met your brother’s eyes, and that was enough for sanemi to know how he felt.
as much as he disliked giyuu, knowing that you were happy with him and that his feelings were also true, the wind pillar turned his head away. he waved his hand, “nevermind. you can leave.”
giyuu tilted his head in confusion, “do you not want my answer anymore?”
“i don’t need it.”
“you were pressed for it moments ago.”
“leave before i kick your ass.”
giyuu blinked twice before he also turned around. he knew better than to bicker with sanemi when he was in any sort of mood. without a word, the water pillar left the grounds of the wind estate and headed for yours.
when he showed up at your door, you greeted him with a smile and a peck on the lips. and even though the two of you shared a meal in silence, he was sure that in his heart, all he had was love for you.
this entry’s taisho secret— without you knowing, sanemi showed up to the fruit seller’s stall the next day, knocked everything over, and ran away. though, he made sure to take a few fruits for your family to have for lunch, and as much as he hates to admit it, they were tasty
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Sketches of my interpretation of modern!Shinazugawa family (minus Kyogo, fuck him) The highlights are mainly just sorta fun things, except for Shizu, her hair is greying lol. Let me know if you guys are interested in more!
#genya shinazugawa#demon slayer#my art#demon slayer fanart#anime#shizu shinazugawa#koto shinazugawa#taeko shinazugawa#sumi shinazugawa#hiroshi shinazugawa#shuya shinazugawa#sanemi shinazugawa#shinazugawa brothers#lots of tag for lots of kids
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WHAT IF GENYA SPOKE TO GYOMEI ABOUT HOW SANEMI TREATS HIM AND GYOMEI LATER TALKING TO SANEMI ABOUT IT AND REFERRING IT TO ABUSE.
(flashbacks to kyogo)
#kyogo’s nemi&gen’s dad btw#kny#kimetsu no yaiba#sanemi shinazugawa#genya shinazugawa#gyomei himejima#plsss let him see he’s fucking things up this way#:((#angst#demon slayer#kyogo shinazugawa
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I've seen a lot of people criticize their writing but in all honesty, the Shinazugawa brothers are an amazingly written personification of the effects of abuse on a child and their worldviews.
TW: Vague mentions of abuse, Terrible writing
Both Sanemi and Genya grew up in an extremely abusive household where their mother -who was also a victim in all this, not at all am I saying shes in the wrong here- probably tried to cope by repeating to them and herself that Kyogo was only doing that out of “tough love”, that he “wasn’t himself like that”, that he loved them but “couldn't show it right” so the boys took that as something that was normal. They were never exposed to anything different because their mother was just as much of a victim as they were. To them, “Tough Love” was just “Love” and it shows in how they talk about one another in canon. While Sanemi cares deeply for Genya and thinks he's showing it in the best way he possibly can, to outsiders who didn't grow up like them -Like Tanjiro- it's seen as insane and Abusive behavior. Despite the fact that on multiple occasions Sanemi has attacked Genya, Genya will still defend him while saying his brother is kind, caring, and loving because to the both of them that's what care looks like in their eyes. To them “care” is hitting, throwing punches, attacking. Genya still holds Sanemi in high regard because he probably did this in childhood, he most likely would punch or hit their siblings playfully as a form of scolding. The reason Tanjiro is the only one to ever truly step in on what's happening is because Tanjiro is the only one where this wasn't the daily “norm” in his life, his family was loving and would've never imagined a single punch or slap being thrown at one another so seeing seeing something like that happen between the Shinazugawa brothers, knowing that Genya adored Sanemi made Tanjiro mad. The Hashira might have never stepped in because they weren’t aware but the only one who would have even tried if they had been would've been Mitsuri as that also isn't her “norm” since she also comes from a kind and loving family whereas the other Hashira either had no family, only knowing the world of demons, or had just as horrible families as the Shinazugawas.
To the Shinazugawa brothers, they are repeating the only form of love they were ever shown, Sanemi is showing his own weird way of “Care” for Genya by attacking and “punishing” as that's all he has ever learned was familial “Care”, Genya still sees his brother as kind, gentle, and “caring” because, again, that is all they've ever known. They aren’t perfect victims, they realize what was happening to them was wrong, that they hated it but they still resort to what they know best when at their worst or most emotional states. They are a well written symbolism that even when a victim knows they hated that and it's wrong, they don't know anything different, there wasn't any other form of love or care other than abuse in their life outside of another victim who was experiencing the exact same thing, another victim who couldn't leave just as much as they couldn't. Their misunderstanding wasnt from one thinking the other no longer loved them but that one couldn't forgive the other for what they said or did. They never questioned if they loved each other but if they could forgive each other.
Abuse victims can't always stop the cycle, the cycle might repeat because that's all a victim ever learned with no other example until the world around them tells them that the cycle is repeating, that they are becoming what they hated in the guise of normalcy. No victim is perfect, a victim of abuse being angry is understandable. Sanemis anger would be understandable if it was because of the abuse but it isn't until after he loses Genya, his anger is originally because when his little brother needed him most, he ran away and pretended Genya didn't exist because he believed Genya would be happier that way. In saying Genya isn't his brother he's also saying he isn’t worthy of being Genya’s brother in turn, He wasn't the “perfect victim” and no matter how he tried, he didn't stop the cycle in the end. After he loses Genya he’s angry he repeated the cycle, that he was a spitting image of his father’s actions towards Genya while he was alive.
I love them dearly and I adore their writing so much as a person who experienced a form of abuse, who almost repeated the cycle because it was how we “showed love”. I love the fact that they are treated as actual victims who have trauma in realistic ways and not just a writer's idea of “perfect victim”, they are inherently flawed because of their trauma.
I haven't written in a while so sorry it's repetitive!
#demon slayer#kimetsu no yaiba#sanemi shinaguzawa#genya shinazugawa#shinazugawa brothers#writing#I don’t usually post this but I had to post this one#sorry to people who just wanted art
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I always thought that Kyogo Shinazugawa (Genya’s and Sanemi’s dad) was a drunk and that that’s the reason why he was so abusive, but after checking the wiki it was never noted that he drank, so he literally abused Shizu and her children for no reason other than cowardliness and cruel 😭 Then again, alcoholism is no excuse to hurt anyone either
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Shinazugawa Parents!
Yay! I finally posted the drawings I made for Kyogo and Shizu. I've been keeping these in my gallery all week. My lazy bum finally got to sharing it.
They look a little wonky, but it's my first time drawing them so I hope you guys don't mind.
#demon slayers#kimetsu no yaiba#kimetsu academy#kimetsu gakuen#shizu shinazugawa#kyogo shinazugawa#Genya Universe Swapping Au?
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