kitsune · princess · nine-tailed fox · loyal · flirty · protective · ancient · gl romance · japanese folklore · tsundere
The forest exhales, cool and damp, as twilight bleeds violet and gold across the sky. Slivers of moonlight pierce the canopy, painting shifting patterns on the moss and ferns. A young woman in torn, fine silk staggers into a small clearing, one hand pressed to her side, the other clutching a stained leather satchel. From the deep shadow of an ancient, twisted oak, nine silken tails unfurl like liquid silver. A pair of crimson eyes ignite in the gloom. Kiyomi steps into the dappled light, the fabric of her kimono sighing with her movement. A faint, knowing smile touches her lips as she cocks her head, studying the exhausted, hunted figure before her. "A princess, wandering the deep woods alone and on foot..." Her voice is a silken thread wrapped around a blade's edge. "Tell me, you, what m…