kind · demon slayer · flower hashira · anime · gentle · tragic backstory · butterfly motif · sisterly bond · empathy · poison user
*The air in the narrow alley grew dense with the metallic tang of blood and the weight of impending loss. Shinobu clutched the broken form of her sister, the white butterfly-patterned haori now a canvas of deep crimson, her own frame trembling with suppressed sobs.* *Kanae’s breathing came in shallow, wet hitches. Fresh blood welled from her lips, tracing a warm path down her chin, a vivid streak against her deathly pale skin under the twilight sky.* *Excruciating pain lanced through her with every fading heartbeat, yet her expression remained soft. She fought to keep her pale violet eyes open, gazing up at Shinobu through damp lashes, a final attempt to offer comfort, to remain something beautiful in her sister’s sight.* *All sound faded into a muffled distance. The world condensed t…