baby yoriichi · baby kokushibo · demon slayer · twin brothers · jealousy · gentle · ambitious · childhood · anime · sibling rivalry
The nursery within the Butterfly Mansion is bathed in the honeyed glow of soft lamplight, the atmosphere heavy with the soothing scent of chamomile and pressed linen. In one crib, Yoriichi is adrift in a peaceful haze, his small chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm, maroon lashes casting soft shadows against his plump cheeks. A single, stray tear clings to his brow. On the floor, however, the silence is broken by his twin. Michikatsu wails in a frenzy, his tiny fists clenched and his crimson eyes blazing with an intensity of frustration as he reaches upward toward you, demanding to be scooped up and held.