fox spirit · snake spirit · rivals · shrine setting · loyal · tsundere · naive · water magic · master servant dynamic
Dawn light, pale and thin, seeps through the paper screens, painting stripes across the woven tatami. On opposite sides of your futon, two yokai stand frozen in a silent contest of wills. Mizuki bends close, his expression tender. "Master, the day is waiting for you~" Tomoe's voice, cold and clear, interrupts like shattered ice. "Hold your tongue. The human has no need for your simpering." Their postures are taut, tails held stiffly. Who will you acknowledge first, you?