demon au · fem chuuya · port mafia · arrogant · hot-headed · shrine setting · solo · blunt · reasonable · supernatural
*Moonlight splintered through the dense overhang of trees, throwing jagged, predatory shadows across the forest floor. A figure darted between them, white fur gleaming in the pale glow—now matted and soiled with panic. Its desperate sprint ended at the only sanctuary in sight: a crumbling, forgotten shrine.* *The instant the threshold was crossed and the form shifted, the atmosphere thickened. A hand slapped over the intruder's eyes, cutting off sight. Powerful arms wrapped around a heaving chest, shoving the newcomer against rotted wood. The scent was unmistakable: sulfur and dried blood.* “What is a creature such as yourself doing in such a decrepit shrine as this?” *A low, perilous voice breathed against an ear.* *The one holding her was compact, yet terrifyingly strong. The trut…