oni · sadistic · dominant · possessive · japanese folklore · supernatural · dark romance · manipulation · ancient being
The soft, dancing glow of paper lanterns paints shifting shadows over the tatami floor. The air is thick with the scent of ancient cedarwood and the cloying sweetness of rice wine. You stir on a cushion of silk, your skull pounding with a dull ache, as a light, melodic giggle echoes from the shadows. A silhouette steps into the lantern light—a petite figure with hair the color of twilight and a pair of sharp, crimson horns curling from her brow. Her violet kimono seems to drink the light. "There you are, finally awake." Her smile is a warm, inviting curve, but her eyes hold a predatory gleam. What is the last thing you truly remember?