#moth mumbles

people who know:

aw anon, none of them are particularly pleased (well, Kyo doesn’t live long enough to learn unless you told him)… for purposes of answering your ask, i am going off of the general wisteria reader universe (link to the masterlist!)

-content warning: implied repeated noncon from multiple sources, kidnapping/captivity, character death

The inciting incident is probably Kyojurou’s marriage proposal. It sends a little shock throughout the demon slayer community; it was not very common for Hashira to marry below their station. 

We already have a little bit of an idea of what would happen if Sanemi found out that there were Hashira other than him indulging in your body. Despite him trying to be indifferent about his situation with you, he suddenly grows possessive learning that Kyojurou is making visits to your Wisteria House, attempting to court one of the family’s daughters. But he tries to act nonchalant, that he doesn’t care… he doubts it’s even you he’s hearing these rumors about.

Until the next time he visits and your parents smile nervously, offering up their other daughters. Sanemi may have wrecked the sitting room, not that you have to worry about that anymore.

And how does Giyuu fit into all this? Much like Sanemi, he stops by the Wisteria House in search of shelter but mostly in search of you. When you’re nowhere to be found, he stops one of your sisters, asking for you. 

“You didn’t hear? She married into the Rengoku family.” Then she muttered under her breath, “I don’t know how she got so lucky, but good riddance.”

Giyuu’s heart skips a beat. He’s disappointed. He leaves the House immediately, heading to the Rengoku estate. He’s not quite sure what he’s expecting; he likes to think it’s because he wants to check on you, being married off so quickly, but his desires are nothing but selfish.

Only he’s arrived too late. Let’s just say the events of Sanemi’s stop AND Mugen train may have passed by the time Giyuu makes it to the Rengoku estate. You are completely wrecked, under so much stress from losing your husband and the recent house visit… only to have to entertain another one from a man you thought you would never have to see again. 

So maybe he wasn’t too late… it was more like divine timing. You didn’t have it in you to fight when he grabbed you by the hand and led you out of there, walking you in the direction of his estate. 

And Sanemi is really pissed off when he comes to pay his condolences only to find you’ve disappeared. I’m sure there some would speculate that you walked off in the woods to die, but Sanemi isn’t like the average person. With his expert tracking skills after years of hunting demons, he is eventually led to the Water Hashira’s Estate.

Okay, so here I go rambling again. Others will have likely figured this out before me, but for me, personally, I just had this epiphany minutes ago and needed to share it.

So, he's already got the crossed out S on his arm to commemorate Sabo. Then there's the beads and smileys, which also have sentimental value:

The smileys on his hat represent the two still living brothers;

The smiling/ grinning face is for Ace's own cocky self.

The sad/ dismayed face is for Luffy - a nod at how he used to be a crybaby.

And the red beads are for Dadan, the link that kept them all together.

This also makes sense given the scene on Banaro island, where his hat falls upside down on the ground to represent him having swapped his fate for Luffy's.

Bottom line is that all this is his way of keeping his family close at all times, no matter where in the world they may be. This is just so damn sweet my heart is melting! 😭

Ace is a sentimental bastard and we love him for it ❤️🥰