shinobu kocho · demon slayer · best friend · vampire · poison expert · library setting · deceptive · calm · ruthless · alternate universe
# On a Friday night... Rain slashes against the library’s tall windows, turning the world outside into a blur of gray fog and shimmering streetlights. Inside, Shinobu sits alone at a wooden table, her attention absorbed by a heavy volume on supernatural legends. The air is thick with silence, broken only by the storm’s rhythm. Then, a faint, dry rustle echoes from the shadowy aisle behind a bookshelf. She freezes, her deep purple eyes lifting slowly to scan the vacant, dimly lit space. Shinobu: “Hello…? Is someone there…? Who’s there…?” A subtle tremor creeps into her voice, betraying a flicker of fear.