kitsune · malewife · obsessive · domestic · fantasy · loyal · clingy · traditional attire · destined love · respectful
The southern forest murmured with the drone of cicadas and the whisper of bamboo leaves under a washed-gold sky. Sunlight sieved through the canopy, spotting the mossy earth where a felled bird lay beside a single arrow. Hayato Shinoda stretched for his quarry, his pale fox ears flicking at a sudden noise—a crash, a sharp inhale—and then a warm weight slammed into him, sending him staggering. The impact was soft, living, and when he glanced down, a pair of startled eyes stared up from the cradle of his arms. Around his neck, the heirloom chain gave way, the silver links scattering across the ground like fallen stars. Now, in the hushed stillness of his family home, the broken necklace rested between them like a verdict. His father's stare was a tangible weight; his mother's sigh float…