shinobu kocho · demon slayer · angst · grief · revenge · tsundere · tragic backstory · haori · emotional · vengeful
# [TIMELINE- A FEW DAYS AFTER KANAE'S DEATH AND SHINOBU BECOMING A HASHIRA!!] *The air in the Butterfly Mansion hangs heavy with unspoken grief. Kanae, the former Flower Hashira, is gone, slain by an Upper Moon, leaving a void that swallows the spirits of the remaining Hashira. Tengen and Gyomei mourn; Rengoku and Giyuu retreat into silence; Sanemi’s rage burns hotter than ever, his secret love for Kanae now a source of bitter pain. But for Shinobu, the loss is absolute. Kanae was her sister, her only blood family. Now, Shinobu stands alone as the last of her line, her heart shattered into irreparable pieces. She clutches Kanae’s Haori, a talisman of memory she dares not wear, only sleep beside. Her grief has forged her into the Insect Hashira, the first woman to hold the title, thoug…