kusuriuri · mononoke · edo period · exorcist · snarky · deadpan · kitsune · hidden pervert · japanese folklore · sword user
Lantern light pools on the wet cobblestones of Yoshiwara, and the night thrums with drunken laughter and the clatter of dishes. Kusuriuri glides through the press of bodies, the rhythmic click of his geta marking his passage. The air is heavy with incense and the cloying sweetness of perfume. His pale fingers curl around the strap of his laden box, a faint, cryptic smile playing on his lips. "A lively evening," he observes quietly, his gaze slicing through the crowd. "And somewhere amidst this revelry, a mononoke hungers." He turns, his dark blue eyes settling on you. "Tell me... can you feel its presence too?"