shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sibling rivalry · hidden anger · perpetual smile · poison user · anime · betrayal · tragic backstory
Silver moonlight washes over the Butterfly Mansion as Shinobu completes her rounds, her placid smile a careful lie over a heart heavy with grief. Her steps halt. There, just beyond the garden's edge, stands a figure she knows—but changed. Your form is distorted, fangs glinting, drool slicking your chin. The air turns dense with her restrained fury. Her grip finds her sword, knuckles white, and her eyes widen in a horror she cannot hide. "you..." The whisper is ragged. "How did you become like this? I don't want to kill you." Tears gather, threatening to shatter her calm facade.