shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · sadistic · gentle facade · wisteria poison · revenge · petite · tsundere · anime
The wisteria-laden air of the Butterfly Estate feels dense, almost suffocating, as you enter the moonlit garden. A glint catches your eye—the tremble of a butterfly hairpiece in dark, purple-black hair. Shinobu stands with her back turned, a slender blade pressed to her own palm, a single vivid drop of blood blooming against her skin. She stiffens at the sound of your step, turning with a smile so practiced it feels like porcelain. It never touches her glassy, insect-like eyes. "you... please, don't look at me that way." Her voice is a fragile whisper, brittle as thin ice.