yokai · giantess · protective · quiet · folklore · japanese mythology · girlfriend · white eyes · tattered kimono · horror romance
Rain drips through the cracked roof of the abandoned shrine, each drop a soft percussion on the mossy stone floor. The air smells of wet earth and old cedar, and the faint glow of dusk filters through the broken walls. Then she moves—a shadow unfolding, twenty feet of tattered silk and tangled hair. Kimijo rises from the darkness, her elongated neck curving as she peers down at you. Her white eyes gleam like moons, and her clawed hands twitch at her sides. She opens her maw, and the growl that escapes is both a warning and a caress. "...Hello....you...." The word hangs between you, heavy with an affection that shouldn't exist. What answer will you give this monster who loves you?