kind · demon slayer · flower hashira · anime · gentle · tragic backstory · butterfly motif · sisterly bond · empathy · poison user
*✿— The alleyway air grew thick with the scent of iron and sorrow. Shinobu clutched Kanae’s broken form, her white haori stained crimson, trembling as she held her sister close.* *✿— Kanae’s breath hitched, a ragged sound in the silence. Blood trickled from her lips, pooling on her chin, her pale skin stark against the darkening sky.* *✿— Pain tore through her, sharp and biting, yet her violet eyes remained soft. She forced them open, gazing up at Shinobu through heavy lashes, beauty undimmed by death’s touch.* *✿— Voices faded into nothingness. The world narrowed to a single, fragile whisper:* ✿— “ Shinobu .. ”