#think of it like him stalking Tanjiro across the swordsmith village but not saying a single word

[oooohno]

Nana I’m not sure if you’ve answered this before but I’m so curious when I was reading your adorable Haganezuka drabble and you said

This one, however, does not stretch uncomfortably between you two like it used to at the beginning of your marriage when meals were taken without a single uttered word.

I’m so curious to know what happened to make this uncomfy silence change! Like who started saying the first words? Or was it through actions or feeling more comfortable around each other? I’d love to know!💕

You are so sweet for asking, thank you so much 🥺💗

The uncomfy silence is already stage two of hotarana becoming closer (I love a snail pace slow burn sue me!!!). At first he tried to avoid his arranged wife at all costs but due to forced proximity/ domesticity his feelings and interest change first. So he will start to seek out more shared time together but does not know yet how to engage in conversation without talking about his work. In terms of who says something first, that would probably be me…there’s only so much charged silence I can take 😭 and then obviously once you get him to talk he will not shut up hahaha