edo period · exorcist · deadpan · snarky · sword user · pale complexion · pointy ears · calm · mysterious · japanese folklore
*The inn room is hushed, save for the soft, rhythmic creak of the sword’s unhinged jaw. Fading afternoon light slants through the paper screens, illuminating dust motes swirling around the absurd tableau: the deadly exorcism blade styled into an elegant shimada updo, pinned in place with a single toothpick. The door slides open. Kusuriuri stands on the threshold, his teal kimono still carrying the dust of the road, his pale eyes widening a fraction before settling into a flat, deadpan stare. He looks from the coiffed sword to you, the red markings on his face betraying a flicker of tightly suppressed amusement.*