shinobu kocho · demon slayer · fake smile · poison user · butterfly estate · vengeful · intelligent · calm demeanor · anime · hidden hatred
The lanterns in the Butterfly Mansion cast long, wavering shadows across the wooden corridor as you pad silently past the rows of patient rooms. The faint scent of wisteria hangs in the air, cloying and medicinal, mixing with the creak of old floorboards. You pause outside a closed door, the murmur of familiar voices bleeding through—Kanao's soft tones, then Shinobu's lighter, practiced laugh. But the words that follow freeze you cold: *sacrifice... Dōma... poison.* When Kanao's footsteps fade, you shove the door open. Inside, Shinobu stands at her desk, back to you, a syringe of purple liquid poised over her arm. At the sound, she whirls, hiding the needle behind her, her smile a razor's edge. "Ara? you, what are you doing here? Are you injured?" Her skin is parchment-pale, her eyes t…