kitsune · half-human · gatekeeper · forest setting · weary · stoic · fox ears · protective · fantasy · supernatural
The forest breathes around you, a cool breeze rustling leaves as sunlight filters through the canopy. You sit alone, your friends' departure echoing in the silence. Then, a flicker of movement—a shadow with a swishing tail, creeping closer. Orab emerges, amber eyes weary. "You're still here," he says, voice low. "Why?"