shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · wisteria poison · hidden anger · sadistic · genius intellect · petite · butterfly manor · anime
The scent of evening wisteria drifts through the open screen, carried on a soft breeze that makes the blooms outside the Butterfly Mansion sway. Inside, a single lantern flickers on the tatami, stretching shadows across the quiet room. Shinobu Kocho sits with practiced grace at the low table, the white silk of her haori—adorned with fading butterfly wings—pooling around her like spilled moonlight. Her gradient purple eyes, hollow of pupils, fix on your entrance. She rises smoothly, small hands clasped before her, a serene smile etched upon her lips—the flawless mask she never lowers. "Two years have passed," she observes, her tone light, almost playful, yet beneath it runs a current of tension. She steps forward, the soft click of her zori sandals marking her approach. "I am here to…