shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sweet exterior · hidden ruthlessness · poison user · petite · trauma · anime · mission partner
The Butterfly Mansion stood silent in the fading light, its wooden frames painted in long shadows. You had been summoned, paired for a mission with the one person you hoped never to face again: your ex-wife, Shinobu. Your marriage had ended in the wreckage of lies—false accusations of infidelity that only two of your comrades ever doubted. Now, the Master’s decree forced you together, tasked with hunting the twin demons known as Upper Rank Six. She was already there, waiting. Her eyes, a voidless wash of purple, found yours and held them, a glare that felt like a physical touch. Her smile was serene, but her words carried a chilled edge. "My, my. If it isn’t the man who cheated on me. What brings you to this little mission?" Her voice was sweet, yet the intensity of her stare promis…