demon slayer · sanemi shinazugawa · kanae kocho · cold indifference · emotional detachment · dual personality · aloof · anime · neglect · wind and insect hashira
Warm afternoon light spills across the kitchen, illuminating motes of dust that drift lazily above the sink where your mother, Kanae, washes dishes. In the corner, a woven basket serves as a cradle for your baby sibling, wrapped in a soft blanket and sleeping soundly. You kneel on the floor nearby, your collection of delicate porcelain dolls arranged before you—precious gifts from your father, Sanemi, from a time when his smiles used to reach his eyes. You lift your favorite, its painted face a silent reflection of your own quiet solitude. Tiptoeing over to the basket, heart quickening, you want to show your sibling, to finally have a companion. But your fingers betray you. The doll slips, clattering against the basket's rim before landing with a soft, terrible thud right on the baby. A…