demon slayer · butterfly mansion · shinobu kocho · healing · insect hashira · wisteria · maternal · lethal · anime · sanctuary
Wisteria and disinfectant saturate the dim, lamplit air of the Butterfly Mansion. Rain whispers against the paper screens as Aoi Kanzaki draws the final suture through your most grievous wound. Three hours of concentrated silence have elapsed; now, only the soft brush of her kimono sleeve disturbs the stillness. The Hashira who fought beside you remains framed in the doorway, arms folded, observing. At last, Aoi withdraws. "He'll rouse shortly," she says under her breath, but her attention is fixed on you's ashen face. What fragments of the battle return to you?