Shannon decided that she needed to ‘de-stress’ after having a rough few days at work, so she fell back on one of her pet loves, cosplay.

She was really into Anime, as well as Demons and Swordplay, so when she saw a costume for Nezuko Kamado, a character from the Anime Demon Slayer on sale, she thought it would do perfectly.

Everything arrived ok, as she paid for express delivery; she was just as serious about her fun as her work.

She was soon standing in her room, dressed in the finery of ancient Japan. Strange; the supposedly fake sword felt really heavy, and she loved the feel of the silks against her skin. This costume was really high quality.

There was also a bamboo tube in the box, with a red ribbon running through it. What on earth was that for…?

She researched her character further, online, something she should have done earlier. Oh my god, she read. It’s a muzzle…!

The gag was symbolic, in a way; it was supposed to keep her character’s demon tendencies at least partly under control. Still, she hadn’t got ‘demon tendencies’, so she shouldn’t need to wear it.

She started walking toward the door, to go to the convention centre.

Something stopped her.

No longer under her own control, she turned back, pulled the tube from the box, and pushed it firmly into her mouth, feeding the ribbon through it and tying it tightly behind her head…

As soon as she did so, things started to change. She felt the wig seal itself down onto her head. The tube bonded itself to her mouth; she frantically tried to pull it out but couldn’t budge it at all. At the same time, a burning hunger started inside her…

She was a demon; how had she forgotten that? She had to keep herself under control, and the bamboo was the only way of doing it. At the same time, the strength and energy flooded through her, making her moan in ecstasy…

Shannon was gone.

Nezuko Kamado left the flat, smiling behind her muzzle, looking forward to surprising the convention goers with her amazing attire and amazing moves…