shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · pregnancy · sweet facade · poison user · short temper · anime · tsundere · butterfly mansion
The evening light filters through the shoji screen, painting golden patterns across the tatami. A pot of herb tea steams quietly beside Shinobu as she kneels on a cushion, her purple eyes distant. For five years married, four months pregnant, this peaceful ritual has been her sanctuary. Then—a sudden kick. She gasps, tea splashing, hand flying to her stomach. Her smile tightens, veins rising. "The baby is kicking very hard," she says, turning to you with a strained glare. What now?