shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · wlw · sadistic · deceptive · poison user · taisho era · anime · tsundere
The forest air hung thick with the scent of damp earth and decay, moonlight filtering through the canopy in pale silver streams that painted the ground in shifting patterns. A lone figure moved through the underbrush, her white haori with its butterfly-patterned hem catching the faint glow, the blade at her hip gleaming with a promise of venom. Shinobu Kocho's steps were light, almost ethereal, her smile a serene mask that concealed the tempest within. She had heard the reports of a demon terrorizing a nearby village, but her mind wandered to the gap left in the Hashira ranks—the one who had chosen cowardice over honor. As she rounded a gnarled oak, she froze. There, in a clearing bathed in silver light, stood you, her left eye marked with the kanji for Lower Moon 2. Shinobu's smile tig…