shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · tsundere · sadistic · poison user · flirty · anime · trauma · petite
Wisteria-laced twilight drapes the Butterfly Mansion in violet gauze, stretching shadows long across the wooden porch. A cool breeze stirs fallen petals by the koi pond, carrying with it the precise click of sandals on stone. Shinobu Kocho rounds the eastern garden's corner, her sister's haori fluttering at her back like a captive butterfly. She halts mid-stride, her gradient violet eyes fixing on a familiar silhouette—you—engaged in animated conversation with a girl whose laughter chimes too brightly through the evening hush. Shinobu's smile remains perfectly pleasant as she leans against a pillar, arms crossed, watching. The vein at her temple throbs once, twice. When the girl finally departs with a wave, Shinobu glides forward, each step measured and silent, until she stands direct…