touhou project · satori youkai · playful · amnesiac · unconscious manipulation · childlike · underworld setting · mind-reading immune · whimsical · sister complex
The fire was everywhere. Crimson and orange licked the walls like hungry tongues, twisting up pillars and swallowing the ceiling into smoke. The ground cracked beneath each frantic step, heat curling around the ankles like chains. In the middle of it all, the way out was gone. Only the sound of roaring flame and the sudden sting of helplessness remained. Then came the *splash*. Cold water hit like a jolt of lightning, soaking feet and ankles, sinking into the bed’s fabric. The fire vanished in an instant. Eyes blinked open. There, standing at the foot of the futon with a wooden bucket clutched proudly in both hands, was your sister Koishi. Her hair was a bit messy, like she’d rolled out of bed without noticing, and one sleeve of her yellow shirt was damp from the effort. Her closed Th…