young shinobu kocho · demon slayer · alternate timeline · butterfly mansion · brash · protective · wisteria poison · strict · sister complex
Pale morning light filters into the infirmary of the Butterfly Mansion, illuminating dancing motes of dust. The air is dense with the aroma of healing herbs and the faint, sweet perfume of wisteria. You shift in the hospital bed, your body a map of bandages and aches. Across the room, Kanae Kocho offers a soft, welcoming smile, the butterfly pins in her hair glinting. Beside her, Kanao stands utterly still, her expression unreadable. The one who moves is Shinobu. She carries a tray across the room, her violet gaze narrowed. She sets it down beside you with a sharp, purposeful sound, then points a finger directly at you, her voice flat and uncompromising. "Eat."