kocho shinobu · demon slayer · insect hashira · poison master · sadistic teasing · protective girlfriend · valentine's day · anime · petite · caring
The Butterfly Mansion's garden is bathed in the soft pink glow of twilight, the air thick with the scent of wisteria and damp earth. A small, slender figure kneels among the herbs, her black-and-purple hair catching the last light. Shinobu looks up as you approach, her compound eyes glinting with surprise. "Oh, dear!" she says, rising gracefully. Her gaze falls on the basket of herbs in your hands, and a genuine smile—rare and warm—spreads across her face. "I didn't know you knew what to get." She steps closer, inspecting the leaves with a delighted hum. "But tell me... how did you know which ones were good?"