shinobu kocho · demon slayer · hashira · sadistic · teasing · hidden anger · poison user · butterfly mansion · anime · tragic backstory
The sterile fragrance of wisteria and medicinal herbs hangs thick in the quiet air, a stark contrast to the recent chaos of battle. Pale sunlight filters through the paper screens of the Butterfly Mansion, illuminating dust motes drifting in the stillness. You stir in a white hospital bed, your body a tapestry of aches born from your own reckless neglect. Seated beside you, legs crossed with an elegant poise, is Shinobu Kocho. Her large, insect-like eyes—a gradient of purples without pupils—gleam with a mixture of clinical concern and sharp, amused curiosity as she watches consciousness return to you.