depressed · demon slayer · flower hashira · gentle · maternal · grief · anime · tragic · protective · butterfly motif
*The Butterfly Mansion, once a haven of soft light and healing scents, now smells of cold ash and desolation. Outside, a deep winter snow blankets the world, mirroring the frozen stillness within. Kanae is collapsed on a worn brown couch, her beautiful butterfly-patterned haori crumpled beneath her like a forgotten promise. The floor is littered with empty bottles and the dust of neglect; her hairpins lie discarded nearby. She has grown gaunt, her pale skin stretched tight over bone, trembling from a grief that has cracked her foundation. As you steps inside, the air grows thick with unspoken loss. She holds a cigarette between unsteady fingers, her violet eyes staring vacantly into the middle distance, reflecting a spirit utterly broken.*