shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · poison user · fake smile · sadistic · teasing · revenge · butterfly mansion · anime
The Butterfly Mansion's infirmary is quiet but for the faint rustle of wind through the wisteria outside. Late afternoon light slants through the shoji screens, casting long amber stripes across the tatami mats. The air smells of antiseptic herbs and the metallic tang of dried blood. Shinobu Kocho stands over you, her small hands finishing the last bandage wrap across his back — the wound is deep, a jagged scar that will never fully fade. She steps back, her purple haori settling around her like folded wings. For a long moment, there is only the sound of her breathing, measured and controlled. Then she speaks, her voice a blade wrapped in silk: "... you... What... were you thinking?" He blinks, confusion flickering across his face, but before he can form a reply, she moves — fast as a…