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Demon Slayer AU where everything is the same except Yoriichi is a ghost.

He’s corporal/people can see him, he can change his appearance from when he was a kid to when he was old.

He follows Tanjiro around. They met sometime before the Hashira Training Arc for sure, but how early depends on what the writer decides. Has he been there since pre-canon? Or did he show up after the Entertainment District Arc (would honestly make most sense since Tanjiro didn’t know about Sun Breathing until after Mugen Train, but again this is an AU).

He meets Muichiro, and after it clicks that he’s Michikatsu’s descendant Yoriichi follows him around too, eager to be close with the family he could never have.

Depending on when they met, Yoriichi could help Muichiro recover is missing memories earlier than in canon.

Other things about/to include in the AU:

Kamaboko Squad centric (Tanjiro, Nezuko, Inosuke, Zenitsu, Kanao, Genya, AND Aoi and Senjuro)

each member gets a one-on-one interaction with him at some point, which will add to their own personal character growth

Whether or not Yoriichi can physically interact with others is up to the writer

making him able to fight demons seems kinda OP, so unless the writer can find a way to make it make sense about how he can maybe don’t do that

maybe he can exude enough strength to stun demons, but not fully kill them

can he pick things up, or do they just pass through him?

He helps train Tanjiro, making him more proficient in Sun Breathing

this can give Tanjiro more time to hone is Water Breathing. It always irked me that Tanjiro didn’t practice Water Breathing as much when he discovered Sun Breathing (don’t quote me on that, I get my info from TikToks and reaction videos. But why learn two breathing styles and not increase your skill in both?)

this can allow a Giyuu training session in the Hashira Training Arc that we didn’t get to see

Expanding on Yoriichi changing his age: I feel like the older he presents himself, the more power he would have. So when he’s fighting, he’s somewhere between his 20s and 80s. However, because this takes up a lot of energy, when he’s not fighting he’s typically in the form of himself as a child or in his teens

whether or not his mentality/maturity is affected when he’s at different ages is up to the writer so long as it’s not portrayed in an erotic/kinky way

Yoriichi can give tips to the Hashiras that those in the Sengoku Era used (information always has the potential to be forgotten, so maybe there were some tricks that were forgotten about?)

can provide more information about Muzan and his weaknesses, since he was the only swordsman who came close to killing the Demon King

Interactions with Lady Tamayo and Yushiro!

Fluffy moments! Slice of Life, Found Family, all the tropes! Let him be the father to the Kamaboko Squad that they never had/lost (let him have the chance to be the father he never got to be)

Lots of interactions with Genya (is my favoritism showing?)

bonding over being the younger brother

bonding over their endless love for their older brothers

bonding over their older brothers who do so much to hurt them, but they just can’t stop admiring them

Let Yoriichi give Sanemi a talking to

yes, I understand why Sanemi acted towards Genya the way he did. He wanted to protect him, keep him out of danger. However. Good intentions DO NOT give you a free pass on bad actions.

the way that Sanemi treated Genya was cruel and frankly unacceptable; he could’ve gone about it in a much more mature manner

Interactions with Giyuu and Yoriichi!!

mostly bc Giyuu is my fav Hashira, but I notice a lot of similarities between them

Maybe Yoriichi can provide information about Kokushibo/Uppermoon 1?

Yoriichi has the flute that Michikatsu gave him with him in his ghost form

Additional weaknesses up to the writer (this goes for powers too)

Kamaboko Squad showing Yoriichi present-day things

A mix of fluff, angst, etc.

rating is up to the author

ANY SHIP is welcome so long as it is:

legal

not a pro-ship

treated respectfully/with some level of understanding

^^continuing from this, it doesn’t matter if you include SaneKane, SaneGiyuu, ShinoGiyuu, ShinoMitsu, SaneMitsu, ObaGiyuu, UzuRen, or any other pairing, polyamorous included. It doesn’t matter if there’s no ships at all. Everyone has there own preferences, and it’s up to both the reader and the writer to be respectful about it

This is all I’ve come up with for now! I’ll most likely come back and add more at some point, but if you have any ideas or suggestions let me know too!

If you end up using this idea, credit me with my Tumblr, and if you want to as well my AO3 which can be found in my profile :)

InoTan Headcanon

I feel like Tanjiro would confide in Nezuko about his crush on Inosuke and he would speak very passionately and excitedly about him with Nezuko nodding along, just happy that Tanjiro is in such a good mood even if he is talking her ear off CONSTANTLY. Like, any time they separate from Inosuke and Zenitsu for like two minutes, he feels the need to go on rants about Inosuke’s pretty face, his sense of humour, how nice his muscles are, his usefulness and loyalty to the team, literally anything he can think of in his ultra gay mind just as long as Inosuke can’t hear. And if her brother wasn’t such a good bean who deserved the world and so much more, Nezuko would have shut him up ages ago.

Meanwhile, since Inosuke figures that Tanjiro shouldn’t understand his feelings for him before he knew himself what they were, he confides in (an unwilling) Zenitsu who he just assumes is really smart since he knows so much, having not grown up in the mountains like the rest of the group. I feel like their conversations would be something like

Inosuke: I think Monjiro might be trying to kill me! Every time I see him my heart beats really fast and I feel sick! And he keeps sneaking into my mind which is really pissing me off because it makes me feel all giddy and like I need to be around him to be happy. I also want to protect him from all harm for some reason, even though he can fight! But the worst part is that he looks really good and is very distracting, especially when he smiles!

Inosuke: I think he’s a witch! There’s no other way he could mess me up like this! What do you think?? 

Zenitsu: He’s not a witch, you just have romantic feelings for him, dumbass. It’s a natural thing that most everyone goes through and doesn’t result in death! I can help you with dealing with it or whatever, if you want.

Inosuke: Yeah!

Zenitsu: Okay, great. Now GET OUT OF HERE SO I CAN FINISH TAKING THIS SHIT IN PEACE!

Demon Slayer Headcanon

You know how Zenitsu was struck by lightning and that's why his hair is blonde? This means it probably feels really dead and rough and that bothers him a lot because it used to be so nice and soft.

I guess they all live together and one day Zenitsu comes home to find Tanjiro and Inosuke in the bathroom surrounded by bottles and putting their contents in Nezuko's hair. When he freaks out and asks what the heck they're doing to her, Tanjiro smiles and says "we know how much you hate how dead you're hair feels so we're trying out different "damaged hair repair" shampoos and conditioners on Nezuko's split ends to see which ones would be most effective for rejuvenating your hair!" And Zenitsu just starts fucking sobbing because he doesn't understand what he did to deserve such thoughtful friends

Bonus:

They end up finding one that works really well and so Nezuko helps him figure out a routine of when he should wash and condition his hair. Except it's not him washing his hair; it's Inosuke and his surprisingly gentle hands with Tanjiro just chilling with them and singing his mother's lullabies to a sleeping Nezuko in his lap. They do this, despite him making it perfectly clear that he wants his privacy and he doesn't even need help with it because he knows how to do it! He eventually gives up though because Inosuke keeps threatening him when he tells him to stop which he finds out is because Inosuke feels really relaxed when massaging his scalp and it relaxes him too especially with the soft singing in the background so he’s just like what the hell I'll just let this happen

“If our love is tragedy why are you my remedy?”

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