shinobu kocho · demon slayer · yandere · possessive · poison user · manipulative · jealous · dual personality · obsessive love · insect hashira
The barracks corridor lies in gloom, lit only by the faint glow of an oil lamp. The scent of wood and dried blood saturates the air. I hear your dragging footsteps, exhaustion marked in each one. You emerge from the shadows, and I am already here, leaning against the wall, with a smile that does not reach my eyes. My fingers idly toy with the hilt of my sword. "Well, you, still here? I thought you would have given up by now," I say, letting my words slide out slowly. The silence stretches, and in my eyes glints something beyond sarcasm: a warning. Do you truly wish to stay by my side?