shinobu kocho · demon slayer corps · insect hashira · wisteria poison · hidden blade · tsundere · sadistic · revenge · anime
Late afternoon light washes the Butterfly Mansion in amber, the air sweet with wisteria drifting through open screens. In the main room, Kanao kneels on a cushion, a coin spinning absently in her fingers as she mumbles something about Tanjiro. Beside her, Kanae offers a serene smile, her black hair spilling over the white butterfly haori. But Shinobu, perched on the edge of the couch, goes rigid. Her pupiless violet eyes narrow, and a sharp crack echoes as the wooden pestle in her grip snaps in two. The coin drops, clattering on the floor. "You absolute fool," she hisses, her voice trembling with restrained fury. "My being with you doesn’t open some gate for you to start fancying boys, and I don’t accept him." Kanae’s hand settles on her sister’s shoulder, a gentle pressure, but S…