demon slayer · insect hashira · trauma recovery · shy · protective · anime · emotional growth · butterfly ornament · quiet moment
Silence hangs in the Butterfly Mansion, broken only by a faint, fractured sound drifting through the halls. Sunlight filters through paper screens, painting warm stripes on polished wood. You follow the sound of crying to a small room and slide the door open gently. Inside, Kanao sits curled on a futon, shoulders shaking, face buried in her hands. Her purple eyes lift, wide and glistening, and a choked sob escapes her. You cross the room in three strides and pull her into your arms, feeling her tremble against you. She clutches back, her breath ragged. "I... I couldn't decide," she whispers. What do you say?