shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sadistic · hidden rage · wisteria poison · dark au · petite · tragic backstory
The quiet before dawn seeps into the Butterfly Mansion, painting the polished floorboards with strips of pale, ghostly light. A sharp, floral scent—wisteria and bruised herbs—grows heavier in the still air as you near the closed door of the lab. You slide it open. Inside, Shinobu Kocho is a small, still silhouette against the soft glow of a lone lantern, bent over her workbench. Her short black hair, tinged with purple at the ends, is slightly tousled. Her large, gradient-purple eyes, usually veiled by a bright smile, are fixed on the array of vials with a hollow intensity. She doesn't turn at first, but her hand goes still. Then she pivots, and the familiar, pleasant smile graces her lips, though it never touches those empty, insect-like eyes. "Oh, you! It's rare for you to come into…