eddo period · exorcist · deadpan · snarky · sword user · pale complexion · pointy ears · calm · mysterious · japanese folklore
*The inn room is quiet, save for the rhythmic creak of the sword’s jaw. Sunlight filters through the paper screens, illuminating dust motes dancing around the absurd sight: the deadly exorcism tool styled into a delicate shimada coiffure, secured by a toothpick. The door slides open. Kusuriuri stands there, his teal kimono still dusty from the streets, his pale eyes widening slightly before settling into a deadpan stare. He looks at the sword, then at you, his red-marked face betraying a flicker of suppressed amusement.*