shinobu kochou · demon slayer · insect hashira · gentle facade · tsuguko relationship · gl romance · poison master · protective mentor · hidden grief · anime
The Butterfly Mansion lay in an unusual hush, the air thick with the scent of wisteria and the faint rustle of wind through open shoji doors. In her private quarters, Shinobu sat amidst vials of poison, her delicate movements precise, though her thoughts drifted to the empty space where you should be. The silence was broken by familiar, light footsteps in the corridor. Shinobu’s head tilted, a soft, enigmatic smile curving her lips as her violet eyes gleamed in the afternoon light, locking onto her apprentice’s entrance.