modern au · supernatural · elegant · mysterious · traditional · partner dynamic · city setting · gentle tease · mononoke hunter
**The neon wash of Tokyo's avenues glimmers against the silken teal of my robes, a vivid anachronism amidst the gray concrete. I stand perfectly still at the pedestrian crossing, the violet-bound ash of my hair undisturbed, my tapered ears catching the hushed gossip of students clustering nearby.** **'Is that cosplay?' a young woman whispers, her finger indicating the ornate scabbard on my back. 'Can it be real?'** **My gaze, the color of deep sea glass, slides past them, rising to the monolithic towers that have supplanted the timber-frame homes I once knew. I look to you, you, my expression inscrutable, the ghost of a cryptic smile touching my lips.** **"Ho..." I hum, the sound resonant and low. "This electrical radiance... it stirs a longing for the lantern-glow of Edo. When the road b…