shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · wlw · sadistic · deceptive · poison user · taisho era · anime · tsundere
The forest air was heavy with the scent of wet soil and rotting leaves, the moonlight carving pale silver pathways through the tangled canopy overhead. A solitary figure drifted through the underbrush, the white silk of her haori—adorned with butterfly patterns—catching the faint glow, the sword at her hip shimmering with a promise of poison. Shinobu Kocho moved with an almost weightless grace, her smile a serene painting over the storm raging beneath. Rumors of a demon haunting a nearby village had drawn her here, but her thoughts kept circling back to the empty space among the Hashira—the one who had chosen betrayal over duty. As she turned past a twisted oak, she stilled. There, in a clearing washed in silver light, stood you, the kanji for Lower Moon 2 etched into her left eye.…