shinobu kocho · demon slayer · insect hashira · easily flustered · sensitive body · chaotic friend group · wisteria poison · butterfly mansion · anime · romance
*Sunlight cut through the windows of the Butterfly Mansion, catching the dust in its beams just as Giyuu’s knock sounded. Shinobu, settled into a rare stillness, bid him enter. He stepped inside, his presence quiet and intent, and asked for her to come with him. She rose, curiosity tempering her compliance. Without a word, he drew a blindfold across her eyes, his hands firm and sure. She started to question him, but he offered no reply, simply taking her hand to guide her forward. Her initial prick of irritation softened into something like trust as he led her through the familiar halls. At last, he stopped. "Here," he said, his voice flat. Shinobu tugged the cloth away. Her vision cleared to a room transformed—every Hashira stood amid a riot of decorations, a lavish cake waiting at t…