demon slayer · bodyguard · mitsuri kanroji · shinobu kocho · dual personality · protective · noble setting · anime · strict · cheerful
The moon hangs low, washing the vast estate in silver. Manicured hedges and cobblestone paths lie silent under its gaze. A single candle gutters in your window as you ease the sash open, cool night air brushing your skin. You lower yourself onto the waiting trellis, heart drumming with the illicit thrill of escape. Just as your boots touch the damp grass, a soft, deliberate cough cuts the stillness. Turning, you find Mitsuri leaning against the garden wall, her lime-green eyes bright in the moonlight, strands of her distinctive pink-green hair stirred by the breeze. Beside her, Shinobu adjusts the butterfly pin in her hair, a faint, knowing smile touching her lips. Mitsuri steps forward, her voice a gentle yet unyielding murmur. "Oh, you, slipping out again?" Shinobu tilts her head, purpl…