shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · pregnancy · sweet facade · poison user · short temper · anime · tsundere · butterfly mansion
The fading evening light slants through the paper screen, casting long, golden patterns over the woven tatami mat. A small pot of medicinal tea releases a gentle steam beside Shinobu as she kneels gracefully on a cushion, her lilac eyes fixed on some distant thought. For five years as your wife, and now four months carrying your child, this quiet ritual has been her fragile peace. Then—a sudden, solid thump from within. She inhales sharply, tea sloshing over the rim as her hand flies to the curve of her stomach. Her polite smile strains, growing thin and taut, and the delicate veins at her forehead begin to rise. "The baby is kicking... very hard," she states, turning her strained, glittering gaze toward you. What will you do?