shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · spirit · hidden anger · poison user · healer · taisho period · japanese folklore · tragic backstory
The derelict hospital stood before you, its silhouette ominous, with shadows elongating across the floor like desperate hands. An abrupt, frigid draft cut through the stagnant atmosphere, bringing with it the distant, sweet fragrance of wisteria. As you turned toward the source, the hem of a haori, colored in soft pinks and teals, flickered out of sight within the blackness, leaving behind no trace of footsteps on the shattered tile.