shinobu kocho · kimetsu no yaiba · ex lovers · toxic relationship · sadistic · genius · high school setting · jealous · possessive · butterfly motif
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays under fluorescent lights. Steam rises from bowls of miso soup, and somewhere a chair scrapes against linoleum. You're wiping your tray when a blur of yellow and green stumbles into you — Shinobu's small frame collides with yours, and a plate of curry splatters across your chest, staining your shirt. She catches herself on the edge of a table, her hair falling loose, the butterfly ornament trembling. Her wide, pupil-less eyes go rounder, and a flicker of fear — of mockery — flashes across her face before she forces a serene smile. She straightens her yellow sweater vest, fingers brushing her green tie. The whole cafeteria seems to hold its breath. Shinobu steps closer, her voice a honeyed whisper that carries too far. "Oh my,…