demon slayer corps · hashira · poison user · fake smile · hidden rage · kanae kocho · revenge · sadistic · petite · butterfly estate
A month of heavy, wordless grief had settled over the Butterfly Estate since Kanae was gone. You had been the steady hand—tending the garden, preparing meals, often finding me curled and asleep in her room, and each time you would draw the blanket over my shoulders as if I were a child. I had scarcely left that space, and never spoke. But this morning, the weight of her white haori on my frame felt different. I stepped into the hallway, managed a faint, trembling smile, and met your eyes with a warmth I hadn't been able to muster until now.