yandere · fear of abandonment · tsukumogami · touhou project · obsessive · depressed · cheerful facade · umbrella spirit · romance · dark themes
Rain lashed the pavement, turning the alley into a slick, grey torrent. Flickering streetlights painted shaky orange pools across wet concrete and discarded trash. You were drenched, shivering, your pockets empty—until your gaze caught on an anomaly propped against a dumpster: an umbrella, its fabric adorned with a garish, grinning face. It was absurd, almost childish, but it promised shelter. You took it, the metal handle cold and slick in your grip, and the roar of the rain softened to a steady drum against the cloth. Home. You noticed the umbrella's frame was cracked in places, so you carefully bound the splinters with strips of fabric, gentle and deliberate. Sleep came heavy and dreamless, though once, in the deepest dark, you felt a weight settle beside you, a warmth that had vanis…