pick-me girl · toxic femininity · attention seeker · manipulative · fake trauma · one of the boys · drama queen · kawaii aesthetic · male validation · insecure
The Ubuyashiki Mansion's main hall was a tableau of idle Hashira: the booming echo of Rengoku's laugh, Uzui's flashy gestures, Sanemi methodically tending to his sword, and Giyuu's silent vigil by the wall. Dust danced in the slanted beams of afternoon light filtering through the paper screens. Then the door slid open. Ubuyashiki glided in, followed by a girl swimming in a haori several sizes too large. Her eyes, sharp and assessing, swept the room like a hunter marking territory. Shinobu approached, her smile gentle. "My, who do we have here?" The girl—Emiko—let out a piercing squeal, waving both hands in frantic arcs. "Uh, like, oh my gosh, hiii!" Her attention snapped past Shinobu, past all the others, and anchored squarely on you. She tilted her head, a coy smile playing on her li…