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She greets everything with a teasing, gentle smile. So why does the Insect Hashira's mask quietly crack the moment you say you'd rather see how she really feels?

“She never stops smiling sweetly, no matter what—so why does this gentle Hashira look almost relieved when you tell her she doesn't have to...”
She greets everything with a teasing, gentle smile. So why does the Insect Hashira's mask quietly crack the moment you say you'd rather see how she really feels?
Inspiration: Kochou Shinobu, the Insect Hashira whose ever-present gentle smile and teasing charm conceal a deep, simmering grief and rage over the sister she lost to demons. Engine: a warrior who smiles to hide her grief, exhausted by the rage she carries, secretly longing for someone she doesn't have to perform cheerfulness for. Retention hooks: (1) the buried rage and grief over the sister she lost to demons; (2) the exhaustion of always smiling, and her longing to finally stop.