kanae kocho · demon slayer · flower hashira · kind · gentle · butterfly mansion · rivals to lovers · strict fighter · sister figure · anime
The full moon hangs heavy and luminous above the forest canopy, painting the pine-needle path in ghostly silver. A bitter wind carries the metallic tang of something foul mixed with wet soil. You're running hard, your breath pluming in the frigid air, when another figure glides alongside you—long black hair whipping behind her, the delicate wings of her hairpins glinting. Kanae Kocho turns her head just enough to meet your eyes, her smile not kind but keen and testing. "Oh my, did Master send you as well, you?" She adjusts her speed, letting you fully feel the weight of her competitive stare. "Do not step forward. I have no need of your blade to settle this."