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This goes to the anon who wanted to know more about the bonds between the pillars in the modern au! I hope you’re ready for the monstrosity that is this post

Drinking buddies club: Rengoku and Giyuu, being co-workers, also drink together on Fridays. The first few times, Rengoku had to basically drag Giyuu into it, and he went begrudgingly, but with time Giyuu found that he actually enjoys their outings. Expanding his social circle didn't seem like a bad idea either.

They're often joined by Sanemi and Iguro, who are friends with Rengoku. Those two have a complicated relationship with Giyuu, but they don't straight up hate his guts; they just love to pick on and antagonize him for the hell of it. Also, Sanemi and Iguro feed off each other’s bastard energy, so they get caught in bastard loop that instantly kills everyone in a 100km radius (except for Rengoku, who’s immune to bastardness, and Giyuu, who does not give a fuck and is just happy he has friends).

The ex-schoolmates squad: Rengoku, Sanemi, Iguro and Kanroji all went to the same high school. Sanemi and Iguro were third years and in the same class, while Rengoku was a second year and Kanroji was a first year.

Rengoku was literally the only one Sanemi talked to properly and got along with, differently from everybody else, with whom Sanemi picked fights at least once. Kanroji knew Sanemi and talked to him, but she was so sweet and nice that he didn't know what to do about that, so he avoided her like the plague.

Rengoku and Kanroji were both in the volleyball team/club. They went to a bunch of competitions together, and were quite the powerful duo. Kanroji still admires Rengoku, and Rengoku still looks out for Kanroji. He regularly meets up with her for lunch to catch up and make sure she's doing alright.

Iguro didn't interact with Rengoku and Sanemi until after he graduated from high school. In fact, he didn't interact with anyone besides Kanroji. He hated everyone and hated school, and Kanroji was the only one able to reach out to him. You may see it as a "lol emo phase" thing, but it was actually very detrimental to his mental health, since Iguro had (and still has) a tendency to self isolate. Kanroji is helping him work on it.

The school kids: Tokitou, being 14, is still in middle school, and Giyuu and Rengoku are his teachers. Rengoku is the only PE teacher that can get Tokitou to actually work by offering exercises he's interested in, even if he's doing something completely different from the other kids. Also, if Rengoku makes a goal for Tokitou, he'll work harder on his task (Tokitou isn't good at putting in effort without a goal in mind).

Giyuu just generally doesn't bother him, even when Tokitou is clearly spacing out or doodling on his notes. He knows Tokitou will get a high grade anyways, plus he isn't bothering anyone, so Giyuu doesn't care.

Tokitou also knows Shinobu through Kanao! Kanao and Genya study in one high school, while Tanjirou, Zenitsu and Inosuke go to another. They're a big friend group, which started with Shinobu introducing Tanjirou to Kanao, then it was a matter of "here, meet a friend of my friend" until they were all close to each other.

(Also: Senjurou and Nezuko attend the same school as Tokitou, but they're from another class.)

The neighbors: Kanroji lives across the street from Shinobu's house. She introduced herself when she first moved into the neighborhood and instantly got attached to all the girls in the house. She likes to come over to chat, and always brings sweets with her, while either Shinobu or Kanae provide the tea. She loves all the kids with all her heart (Kanao, the triplets and Aoi), but has a particularly soft spot for Aoi, and will sulk whenever Aoi goes back home. Kanroji also likes to check up on Shinobu and try to cheer her up, knowing that Shinobu overworks herself way too much.

Iguro will sometimes come along, even though he's terrible with kids and even worse at conversation. No one is sure why, but apparently he likes being around Shinobu (he has admitted to Kanroji that he appreciates the strength of her resolve and how she never forces him to talk).

The dancing duo: Kanroji and Uzui teach at the same dancing school, often doing joint classes. Uzui thinks Kanroji is amusing, and they often strike up conversation during warm-up in between classes. They have a whole "the cousin of my friend's crush told me that" thing going on. As in, Shinobu hears about what's going on with everyone else from Rengoku, Iguro and the butterfly sisters, and then she relays it all to Uzui. He doesn't know half these people (he only met Iguro and Rengoku), but he's wholly invested in their lives.

The savior and the saved: Himejima was the one who supported the Kochous after their parents' death in a car accident, even more so after Kanao joined them. Kanae had to work part-time while also studying to help her sisters, and Himejima pitched in however much they needed to make it through the month. He often bought them gifts since they couldn't afford them themselves. Thanks to his and Kanae's effort, Shinobu never had to work while studying, allowing her to pursue her dreams.

Shinobu decided to be a nurse because she was inspired by Himejima. She saw how much he did not only for them, but for others too, and decided she wanted to be like that too. Shinobu is proud to say she works under his guidance at the hospital.

Himejima was also the nurse responsible for taking care of Sanemi’s mother. She got very sick around the time he graduated from high school, and her condition was worsened by stress from working herself to death to support Genya and Sanemi. Knowing Sanemi needed a good job to take care of the hospital bills and make sure Genya could have a good life, Himejima made use of his connections to assure Sanemi would get a high paying office job. Though his mother passed away years later, Sanemi is still grateful for what Himejima did, and nowadays he bakes his favorite cookies (his mother’s recipe) to send to Himejima twice a month.

The ex office workers: Sanemi and Kanae had very similar lives. Both lost their supporting family, were helped by Himejima, got a job at the same office to support their sibling(s), then left the job to follow their dream after they were more financially stable. Even now, both working very different jobs (Sanemi as a baker, Kanae as a florist), they relate deeply to each other's story and struggles, so they have quite the tight bond. They text each other quite often.

(Obviously, Shinobu is acquainted with both Sanemi and Genya, and has been in contact with them for years.)

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