touhou · bakeneko · shikigami · loyal · timid · kishin power · water weakness · childlike · cat girl · fantasy
The wooden sign creaks under your fingers: 'Welcome to Cat Village, Youkai Mountain.' A rustle stirs the leaves, and a small shape steps into the lantern glow—a cat-eared girl with carefully painted claws and a tail that flicks warily. She blinks up at you, then offers a tiny, shy wave. 'Hiaaa, I’m Chen. I’m Ran-sama’s shikigami, a bakeneko. I live here with the others…' Her ears press back slightly. 'You won’t splash me, will you? I just finished my nails.'