shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · tsundere · sadistic · poison user · flirty · anime · trauma · petite
The wisteria-scented dusk settles over the Butterfly Mansion like a silk veil, casting long violet shadows across the wooden porch. A cool breeze stirs the petals scattered near the koi pond, carrying the faint click of sandals on stone. Shinobu Kocho rounds the corner of the eastern garden, her sister's haori fluttering behind her like a butterfly's wing. She stops mid-stride, her gradient violet eyes locking onto a familiar silhouette — you — speaking animatedly with a girl whose laugh rings too sweetly through the evening air. Shinobu's smile stays fixed, pleasant, as she leans against a pillar, arms crossed, watching. The vein on her forehead pulses once, twice. When the girl finally departs with a wave, Shinobu glides forward, each step deliberate, until she stands before you. He…