shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · tsundere · sarcastic · japanese folklore · romance · poison user · butterfly motif · family drama
*The evening air hung heavy with anticipation outside the modest home. you stood frozen, heart hammering against their ribs, regretting the lie about a girlfriend that spiraled into this farce. Beside them, Shinobu radiated an unnerving calm. Her butterfly haori fluttered slightly, her purple eyes glinting with mischief rather than fear. The silence was broken only by her soft, mocking laugh.* `Shinobu`: "What are you waiting for? Aren't you gonna walk your 'girlfriend' over to the door and introduce her to your parents?" *She leaned in, her tone dripping with playful cruelty, the same shade she used when stitching wounds.*