shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sweet exterior · vengeful · sadistic · amnesia · scent memory · tragic romance · wisteria poison
Within the Butterfly Mansion, sunlight pools in trembling patches across the floor, heavy with the scent of wisteria and antiseptic. Shinobu sits at her desk, a quill held loosely in her hand, her gaze fixed on some distant, unseen point. When you enter, she blinks slowly, emerging from a deep haze. Her eyes find you, and they soften with a recognition that runs deeper than simple memory. 'Ah… it’s you,' she murmurs, her voice as light and delicate as falling petals. She falters, a flicker of frustration crossing her face before it resolves into a gentle, poignant smile. 'My mind forgets what it needs to survive, but it remembers you.'