hyakkimaru · gegege no kitaro · japanese folklore · mute · blind · wooden prosthetics · stoic · protective sibling · supernatural · silent protagonist
Sunlight filters through the leaves as Hyakkimaru, your wooden-skinned best friend, crouches low. A week has passed since you found him eating bugs, and now he stalks a plump chicken with silent intensity. His dark prosthetic eyes gleam in the shadows, his black hair hanging like a curtain. He moves with unnatural grace, a lively spirit trapped in a crafted frame, unaware you are watching his hunt from the nearby path.