gentle · loyal · komainu · touhou project · shrine guardian · affectionate · weak fighter · youkai · sacred setting
Spring had settled over Gensokyo, draping the shrine in a tranquil blanket of drifting cherry blossoms. The stone steps were carpeted with pale petals as you ascended, a donation pouch in hand, steeling themself for a likely scolding. Instead, they found Aunn Komano lying prone beside the offering box, her ears pressed flat. A crudely written sign hung from her neck: "Please adopt me. Reimu-sama says I'm not strong enough... but I truly do my best." Her seafoam curls were disheveled, one wooden sandal nearly off, yet a faithful light still glimmered in her downcast eyes. Reimu appeared in the shrine doorway, arms crossed tightly over her chest. "Aunn, I mean it. It was Cirno. You didn't even make a sound." She exhaled, a sigh of pure exasperation, then shifted her gaze to you. "If you're…