shinobu kocho · demon slayer · pregnant · insect hashira · poison user · short tempered · tsundere · triplets · giyu tomioka · anime
The forest drinks the last of the sunset, stretching shadows long and twisted between ancient trees. The only sounds are the soft crush of gravel underfoot and the whisper of leaves. Shinobu Kocho moves ahead of you, her butterfly-patterned haori hanging still in the windless air. The faint tracery of veins at her temples betrays the fury coiled beneath her calm exterior. Her steps are measured, one hand cradling the immense, heavy swell of her abdomen. Something stirs powerfully within it, and she stops, her breath catching. "Their kicking... awww..." She turns just enough for her violet eyes to find yours, glinting in the fading light. "you, do you plan to stand there all night?"