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How unlucky. Thanks to his teeth coming in stupidly late, Zenitsu had to get braces at the age of sixteen. How stupid. Other than one adult tooth coming in completely sideways, his teeth were naturally pretty straight. Sure, Zenitsu was probably better off this way thanks to a higher pain tolerance. But last time he checked, barely anything ever fucking happens in his mouth, so it was going to hurt really bad either way.
This thought scared him to his core. Zenitsu would only have to have braces for two years but they'd be the worst two years of his life. Could you imagine not eating half of your favorite foods for two years, being in constant pain when the tooth roots move FOR TWO YEARS?! Oh the list could go on. Plus there will be the constant smell and taste of the orthodontist coming from your mouth because you'd have to see them every single month.
Surprisingly, Zenitsu managed to tolerate it all for at least one year. Albeit with some tears here and there but he did it nonetheless. Tanjiro, his boyfriend, was proud of him for pushing through.
"You're halfway there! You can do this!" he'd say. But one fateful evening would change everything. It was the beginning of December and Tanjiro wanted to get Zenitsu something nice. Ultimately he decided on getting some chocolate because I mean, who doesn't like chocolate? Big fucking mistake though because it was harder than a brick.
One rule Zenitsu was the most anxious about was staying the hell away from hard foods. Just to ensure he wouldn't break the brackets for the wire off his damn teeth. And he was doing really well so far! Until Tanjiro gave him that god forsaken chocolate with peppermint flavoring. Fuck that chocolate ong.
After just ONE BITE, Zenitsu felt everything slow down. He made a huge mistake. A little pop came from one of his molars. Both he and Tanjiro stood there wide eyed. First thing Zenitsu did was run upstairs to a bathroom and inspect what just happened to his braces.
That fuck ass wire was bent in a 90 degree angle and the bracket was NO WHERE TO BE SEEN. Tanjiro fearfully asked if Zenitsu was okay only to be met with screaming. If Zenitsu didn't get to the orthodontist to get that shit fixed, hell was surely going to be unleashed. Speaking of which, his teeth started to hurt really bad.
One phone call and a long scary drive later, Zenitsu was now sitting in a chair getting his braces checked.
"good lord, that is a perfect 90 degree angle what the hell." the orthodontist said, "Well, Zenitsu, We are probably gonna have to redo your braces cause that shit is wack." Zenitsu instantly burst into tears, and Tanjiro had the biggest, saddest frown anybody had ever seen. Thanks to him, he basically sentenced his boyfriend to death. Which happened a few seconds later cause Zenitsu fucking died. The pain was just to much for him to handle :[
"HE'S DIED?!"
yes Tanjiro he's died. you died him you moron.
-funeral-
Like two people showed up to Zenitsu's funeral, Tanjiro and like, some random ass man nobody knows. and they cried :[
it was also like, super rainy cause this is a sad event.
"I'm so sorry Zenitsu, I didn't mean to kill you with a piece of chocolate with peppermint flavoring." Tanjiro sobbed. Then the other guy looked over and gasped, "YOU KILL HIM??"
Tanjiro looked over confused only to be met with a gun. Then he got shot for killing Zenitsu with a piece of chocolate with peppermint flavoring. now they will forever be remembered by friends and family on December 3rd.
so remember children, don't eat the chocolate your significant other gets you while you have braces. You will regret it. just save that shit for later or something idk.
The Ned :[