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Aoi's advice is to keep Tanjirou in his room the whole time; he's not physically hurt, but he got hit by a blood demon art that makes him act like he's a bit drunk and very affectionate.
The kakushi who brought him to the butterfly estate were a bit reluctant to let him go because Tanjirou kept telling them they were adorable and gave them kisses and a lot of hugs to each one. However, after Aoi convinced them (she ordered them actually) they left him in one of the recovery rooms alone.
Now, she knows she can control who can and can't have access to the room, as long as the Pillars don't-
"Where is he?" Shinazugawa growls in the backyard, but his voice is so loud, Aoi can hear it from Tanjirou's room.
She knows she already lost the battle. The sunshine is currently sleeping, but as soon as all or any of the hashira actually, walk in the room, they will wake him up.
"How is our darling?" Kanroji asks, already looking like she wants to tear up.
"He's physically fine," Aoi says without thinking and immediately regrets it as the nine hashira walk past her without asking.
"What do you mean physically?" Tomioka frowns, staring right at Tanjirou's sleeping form with concern.
At least Kocho has managed to keep some of common sense, despite looking worried about Tanjirou too.
"Blood demon art?" She asks softly to which Aoi nods. "What are his symptoms?"
"It's like he's..."
"Kyojuro-san!" Tanjirou wakes up then, cutting Aoi off, his cheeks are slightly pink and he manages to sit on the bed, but he looks dizzy. "Come here!"
"... drunk."
Suddenly, Rengoku gets attacked with kisses all over the face, which seems to be a very good weapon against the flame hashira because the next second the young Pillar is red and can barely speak.
"T-Thanks, my b-boy!"
"I want kisses too," Uzui says immediately, approaching the bed with a smirk. Tanjirou beams at him and makes grabby hands at the sound hashira so he gets even closer.
"I love you all so much!"
Aoi rolls her eyes as she watches all the Pillars gather around the sunshine like a moth to the flame; she knows no one is going to listen to her now.
Later she watches Himejima carrying Tanjirou towards the backyard because the redhead wants to see flowers and the beautiful trees inside the property.
Tokito demands cuddles at some point, and Iguro removes his bandages so Tanjirou can give him a kiss on his scars and later tear up asking if they still hurt.
"No, they don't," the serpent hashira assures him, giving the redhead a kiss on the forehead, surprising Aoi because of how gentle and kind he is with Tanjirou.
Despite not being totally on board with the idea, Aoi can tell the Pillars have never looked happier (even Tomioka is smiling at the moment), and she knows they all have earned some happiness, but at the same time she worries about tomorrow.
After the blood demon art finally wears off, and Tanjirou forgets everything that he did.
***
As she predicted, Tanjirou forgets everything the next day, and although the Pillars look slightly heartbroken when they realize it, they also look a bit guilty.
However, Kocho decides to explain everything that happened to their sunshine.
At first, Tanjirou looks embarrassed and like he's ready to apologize, but Shinazugawa cuts him off almost immediately.
"Don't you dare say you're sorry!" he hisses. "You didn't know what you were doing."
"And we enjoyed every second of it," Tokito says, always blunt.
Tanjirou blushes even more at that.
"We should be the ones to apologize, Tanjirou," Himejima cuts in. "You were not yourself at the moment and we just wanted... your affection."
"You don't have to apologize either!" Tanjirou assures them, a little bit mortified when he watches them kneel anyway. "If you wanted physical affection you should've told me earlier! I can give you all the hugs you want!"
"Really?" Rengoku is the first one to look up, resembling a very eager puppy already.
"And kisses too?" The love hashira asks, blushing to the tip of her ears.
"Of course!"
As the Pillars almost tackle Tanjirou to the ground and start asking for kisses, Aoi sighs and tells the kakushi and the slayers around that they should give them some space.
She knows this is not a confession, because even though this is very obvious for everyone around, she is aware that Tanjirou needs things to be explained in detail for him to understand.
But at least they're getting there.