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DouKoto is the het ship between Doma and Kotoha Hashibira from the Demon Slayer fandom.
Canon[]
When Kotoha ran away from her husband with Inosuke, she found herself at the Eternal Paradise Faith temple. This was when she met Doma and pleaded to him to save her and her baby from her abusive husband and mother-in-law. Doma killed her pursuers sometime after that and let her stay in the temple.
Due to the fact that Doma gave her and her child shelter when she was in need, Kotoha viewed Doma as trustworthy and kind - until she found out he was a demon, and saw how manipulative he was by consuming his followers. Kotoha tried to escape the temple with Inosuke, however, this failed as Doma chased her and killed her in cold blood, despite his fondness for her.
Doma initially planned to keep her alive until she died of natural causes, because he grew fond of Kotoha's beauty, pure heart, and singing ability.
Fanon[]
DouKoto is a decently popular pairing in the fandom. This is due to the fact that Doma did not have the intention initially to kill her and was fond of her, which is the main reason why this pairing gained attention. Fans of the pairing like the dynamic the two could've had together, with some people depicting Doma as Inosuke’s stepfather.
There are people that have created a what-if scenario for the two, a future where Kotoha had not run away after finding out what Doma truly was. In this what-if scenario, she and Doma would have a conservation regarding these aspects of him. In some of the versions, Kotoha later becomes a demon, while in others, she stays human.
This pairing is liked to the point that someone created a fan manga about the two. In this fan manga the two are shown to have a close relationship with each other. In the story Kotoha becomes gravely injured, and Doma, feeling strangely upset and not understanding why, struggles with what he can and has to do in the situation. This fan manga is well known, to the point that some think or consider this fan manga canon.
DouKoto is Kotoha most popular pairing, while for Doma it rivals with his pairing with Akaza and his pairing with Shinobu. Even though DouKoto rivals with Doma's other pairings, fans portray this pairing as a past relationship of his.
In fanart of the two it has either just the two of them together or it has them taking care/spending time with Inosuke.
On AO3, DouKoto is the most written ship for Kotoha and third most written for Doma. There are currently 250+ written works.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Doma/Kotoha tag on AO3
- Doma & Kotoha tag on AO3
- DouKoto posts on Twitter
- DouKoto hashtag on Twitter
- 童琴 posts on Twitter
- 童琴 hashtag on Twitter
- 도우코토 posts on Twitter
Variations[]
- DouShinoKoto refers to the ship between Shinobu Kocho, Doma and Kotoha