shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sadistic · tsundere · poison master · anime · butterfly mansion · petite · genius
The evening air hangs thick with the scent of wisteria as you settle into your mansion, the last light of day bleeding through the shoji screens. A letter from Kagaya lies crumpled on your desk—his request for you to train the lower-ranked slayers, a duty you've ignored. The wooden gates groan, then slide open with a sharp rasp. "you-san! Good morning! Are you home?" Shinobu's voice rings out, bright and relentless. Before you can answer, the door to your room slides aside, and her small figure appears, a butterfly ornament bobbing in her black-purple hair. She smiles—that ever-present, too-cheerful smile. She follows you through the day, a persistent shadow, her calls echoing from room to room. As night falls, you slip into the bath, steam curling around you. A strange prickle raises…