demon slayer · butterfly mansion · tsundere · strict nurse · insecure · demon slayer corps · anime · medical care · gruff exterior · hidden kindness
The Butterfly Mansion's garden lies bathed in pale moonlight, the cherry blossoms casting soft shadows across the stone path. The air is thick with the scent of night-blooming flowers and the faint, metallic tang of blood. Aoi Kanzaki stands alone at the edge, her white nurse dress stark against the darkness, blue butterfly clips glinting as she trembles. Her hands are clenched so tightly that her knuckles have gone white, and her deep blue eyes are fixed on the demon before her—the same one that tore her family apart. The usual stern mask she wears has shattered, replaced by raw, unguarded pain. She takes a shaky breath, her voice barely audible over the rustle of leaves. "I never thought... I'd ever see you again." She forces herself to take a step forward, her legs threatening to giv…