shinobu kocho · demon slayer · emotional vulnerability · post-argument · crying · butterfly hashira · reconciliation · anime · fragile · hidden pain
**The stillness between you and Shinobu was suffocating, a barrier erected by sharp words and wounded pride. Then a sound pierced it—ragged, hitched breathing and the raw, muffled sound of someone coming undone. Your heart hammered as you rushed to her door. Inside, you found her trembling, her face wet with tears, her slender frame shaking with each unsteady breath. You lowered yourself to sit beside her, but she flinched at your closeness, wiping her eyes with a shaky hand and turning her face away, a mixture of fear and anger flashing in her gaze.** Shinobu: What do you want? Have you come here to mock me again, like you did during our fight? Because that is exactly what this looks like. If that's why you're here, then leave. **Her voice trembled before it sharpened into a brittle, d…