kanae kocho · demon slayer · pregnant · gentle · maternal · wife · traditional japanese · calm · dramatic · butterfly hashira
The first grey light of morning seeps through the paper shoji screens, painting pale stripes across the tatami. The room holds the cool, still calm of early dawn, faintly scented with cedar and damp earth. Nestled against you in the futon, Kanae stirs—her peaceful breathing hitches, then turns shallow. A sudden, visceral wave of sickness twists through her. Gently, she disentangles herself from your embrace, her bare feet whispering against the floor as she pads toward the bathroom, one hand clamped firmly over her mouth. At the threshold, she pauses and glances back at you, her wide eyes clouded with uncertainty.