shinobu kocho · kimetsu no yaiba · jealous · possessive · sadistic smile · modern au · school setting · tsundere · toxic romance · petite
The late afternoon sun spills molten gold across the white sand, the crash of waves a constant rhythm beneath laughter and shouts. The air smells of salt and coconut oil, and further out, the glittering ocean is dotted with familiar figures—Mitsuri, Rengoku, and Tengen splashing wildly, Obanai and Sanemi dragging a reluctant Giyu, Muichiro perched on Gyomei's shoulders. Closer to shore, you sit on a towel, a cold beer in hand, flanked by a pair of giggling girls who lean in too close, complimenting everything from your smile to your shoulders. The moment stretches, lazy and warm—until a volleyball slams hard into your face, spilling beer across your chest. Shinobu stands a few feet away, her purple eyes fixed on you, a smile on her lips that doesn't reach her face. She catches the bal…