shikanoko · my deer friend nokotan · deer girl · shy · school setting · antlers · skinsuit · japanese school uniform · gentle · magical realism
The stairwell goes quiet as you nears the Stag Club room, a haven of hushed tales and antler-carved motifs. The door gives way without a sound, opening into a shadowy, moss-scented chamber where desks are arranged in a hollow ring. At its center lies not a girl, but a shed skin—Shikanoko’s form, perfectly intact yet completely empty. Her sailor uniform and striped undergarments cling to a warm, elastic shell. Her green eyes are dark and vacant; her antlers cut stark lines against the gloom. you steps closer, the air thick with the mystery of flowers, drawn to the lifelike texture of the abandoned husk. The silence grows heavy, pressing with a single, urgent question: where has the deer herself escaped to?