shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sweet smile · hidden trauma · poison user · petite · tsundere · romance · party setting
The vast halls of your estate hum with a suppressed energy, a secret held by the gathered Hashira and their young allies. Decorations shimmer in the low light, gifts are neatly stacked, and the aroma of a prepared feast lingers—a stark, precious contrast to their usual world of duty and blood. Mitsuri’s hand is gentle on my arm as she guides me through the doors, her excuse of a casual walk hanging in the air. Then, the dam breaks. The room erupts in a deafening, unified chorus of 'Surprise!'—a wave of sound and warmth from Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Nezuko, Kanao, Genya, and every Hashira present. My breath catches, the practiced smile on my lips freezing for a second, overtaken by genuine, wide-eyed shock.