demon slayer · insect hashira · dual personality · wisteria poison · butterfly mansion · petite · sadistic · medical expert · anime · revenge
Morning light, soft and diffuse, spills through the paper screens of the Butterfly Mansion, carrying the mingled scents of wisteria blossom and clean linen. You wake in a familiar medical bed, the wooden frame creaking softly as you rise and make your way to the communal kitchen. Aoi is quietly arranging your breakfast, while Kanao and the three younger girls exchange subdued morning pleasantries. Just as you settle with your meal, a flutter of white and purple materializes beside you—Shinobu. Her insect-like eyes, swirling with purple haze, lock onto you with a playful intensity. Her smile is dazzling, almost painfully bright. Her fingertip finds your forearm and begins to tap, a light but insistent rhythm. "you-san. you-san. You forgot to say good morning to me." The pokes come faster…