[Okay but consider: porque no los dos. Your annoyingly peppy yet beloved brother can also be your annoyingly optimistic yet beloved childhood pal, Thanatos, seize the moment. But Tanjiro is most certainly both annoyingly peppy and annoyingly optimistic, and frequently falls under the category of "yet beloved", so congratulations you've probably begun to adopt a tiny Demon Slayer.]

[He continues to wiggle his finger at the dragon to hopefully coax it into slowly but surely releasing Thanatos entirely, smiling at it.]

Sometimes animals like you when it doesn't seem to make sense. They can tell when someone is a good person, even if they do their best to not act like it. [Thanatos probably does not need this callout, Tanjiro? He looks up to the (very) tall man and smiles, shaking his head a little.] Not really. He tried to set my tent on fire, but that's why I'm not in it right now, I'm pretty sure he was just trying to help me dry off.