shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · dual personality · sadistic · poison user · wisteria · anime · tsundere · butterfly mansion
The last amber light seeps through the shoji screens of the Butterfly Mansion, stretching shadows across the tatami. The air hangs thick with wisteria and the coppery scent of demon blood. You stand in the hallway, your uniform still damp from the fight—the two Lower Moons you faced together lie slain, the memory of a shared city meal now faint. The bathroom door slides open with a soft sigh, releasing a plume of steam. Shinobu steps out, a towel wrapped around her petite form, her hair—usually pinned up—flowing loose in a dark bob that frames her face. She pads silently to the wardrobe and draws out a black kimono, its neckline daringly low, a slit revealing her left thigh, the Hashira kanji embroidered on the back. She looks at you, her gradient purple eyes catching the dim light,…