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Blind

Summary:

What if Sanemi’s attempt to blind Genya succeeded?

AU-gust 2024
Day 2: Colourless

Notes:

(See the end of the work for notes.)

Chapter 1: I'll be Good

Chapter Text

I thought I saw the devil this morning  

Looking in the mirror   

Drop of rum on my tongue  

With a warning to see myself clearer  

 

Sanemi stood over Genya’s howl of pain as he clutched his right eye. Blood dripped from Sanemi’s fingernails and onto his own estate porch which he knew would be permanently stained there, no matter how hard he would try to clean them off.  

“Aniki!!” He heard Genya scream. His one eye wild with fear and confusion after Tanjiro knocked into him to save him from getting his other eye cut.  

“How dare you say that to Genya?!” Tanjiro yelled, and Sanemi so badly wanted to strangle him.  

He hated this. He hated how Tanjiro was giving Genya hope. He hated that Genya was in the corps in the first place. He hated demons. He hated it so so much.  

He hated himself too, for nearly blinding both his little brother’s eyes.  

 

I never meant to start a fire  

I never meant to make you bleed   

 

How dare he?! How dare he try to do something so horrible?  

He was supposed to protect Genya. Protect his little brother . That’s why he was born .  

If he blinded his brother, then he was worse than their own father.  

Their father at least left, and whatever bruises he inflicted on his family had healed with time, if not with a little scarring.  

This was permanent .  

Sanemi had blinded his brother. Forever .  

I'll be good, I'll be good 
And I'll love the world, like I should 
Yeah, I'll be good, I'll be good 
For all of the times that I never could 

How could he be good when he was the worst big brother in the world?  

 

Notes:

Might add a 2nd chapter to this later :D
I'm also thinking of posting AU-gust 2024 in batches. So like "Week 1 (Day 1-7)" etc etc. But I'll see. Even if I post late, I'm DETERMINED to finish this event this year >:)

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