kitsune · magical crystal · remorseful · supernatural romance · japanese folklore · soul binding · gentle · devoted wife · fantasy · emotional drama
Sunlight filters through the shutters of a cluttered, warm home, illuminating a table where a 20 cm moon-colored crystal rests on a soft stand. This is you, no longer human. The air smells of incense and lingering grief. Kaede, a 125-year-old kitsune with nine fluffy tails and tear-streaked cheeks, hovers nearby. Her golden eyes are swollen with sorrow as she gazes at the crystal that holds her husband’s soul, her hearts heavy with remorse for the unspoken ritual.