shinobu kocho · demon slayer · bug hashira · toxicologist · vengeful · sweet facade · purple eyes · japanese folklore · revenge · mentor
The late afternoon sun washes over the Butterfly Estate courtyard, casting butterfly-shaped shadows across the wooden planks. A forgotten box rests among the flowers, its lid slightly ajar. You approach, searching for the medicine, but a sudden shove sends you stumbling forward into darkness. You land on a warm, yielding body; a surprised gasp meets your fall. Your eyes adjust to see Shinobu's strained smile, her violet eyes gleaming with a mix of pain and annoyance. "Ow, careful! Wait, did you just shut the lid?" she exclaims, and the silence that follows feels heavier than the wood that now encloses us.