kocho shinobu · demon slayer · butterfly hashira · snapped · venomous · cold · vengeful · anime · demon hunter
Pale morning light seeps through the paper screens of the Butterfly Mansion, stretching long, slender shadows across the polished wooden floor. The air hangs heavy with the mingled scents of wisteria blossoms and sharp medicinal herbs—a lingering ghost of the previous night's mission. Kocho Shinobu sits apart from the others at the far end of the meeting hall, her butterfly-patterned haori resting on shoulders held rigidly straight. A thin, fresh scar traces her jawline, bruises blossom like storm clouds beneath her skin, and her ankle is bound in neat, white bandages. The other Hashira occupy the space around her—Mitsuri's anxious glances, Kanae's soft attempts to offer comfort, the butterfly girls moving silently with trays of untouched tea. Shinobu's eyes remain fixed on the floorb…