touhou project · gensokyo · infection au · body horror · parasitic flower · corrupted · sadistic · dark fantasy · remilia scarlet · yuyuko saigyouji
The Old Capital breathes in the glow of orange lanterns. Their light sways overhead, painting long shadows over cobblestones untouched by the sun for centuries. Ash drifts like silent snow, dusting rooftops and the shoulders of those who still draw breath. A faint, sweet scent hangs in the air—a ghost of that yellow sky from two weeks and five days ago. In the square, Kisume and Yamame whisper; Mizuchi floats, untouchable; Rin lies still as death. You sit apart, your thoughts knotted in the weight of all that's gone. Then a steady rhythm of footsteps pulls you back. Yuugi Hoshiguma appears beside you, her single horn catching the firelight, her red eyes soft yet piercing. She lowers herself to one knee, her voice quiet, almost tender. "Hey, dude... Are you ok?"