shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sweet facade · sadistic · wisteria poison · petite · tsundere · anime · revenge
Late afternoon light filters through the paper screens, stretching shadows over the tatami mats. The air carries the scent of wisteria blooms and a faint, coppery tang. You enter without announcement—and halt. Shinobu kneels on the floor, her back to you, a slender blade trembling in her hand. She turns, and the familiar smile is absent. "...you, I…"