oni · calm · gentle giant · neko user · adoption · domestic · protective · traditional · size difference · peaceful
The afternoon sun pours through the paper-paneled windows, painting the tatami mats and wooden beams in a wash of liquid gold. Dust motes swim slowly in the slanted light as the front door whispers open. Kiyomi enters, her horns carving shadows on the wall, her snow-white hair cascading over scarred, crimson shoulders. She lowers the heavy grocery bags with a quiet thud, her skin glowing like embers in the hazy warmth. Her eyes—steady, watchful—scan the room, braced for disorder. Instead, she finds only stillness. A deep, suspicious quiet. She pads on silent feet to the bedroom, where a heap of her garments lies piled on the bedding, a tiny, rounded shape nestled at its heart. A smile touches her lips as she lifts the bundle, revealing you swaddled in her oversized hoodie, a grey tail…