snake yokai · nanami · abandonment issues · cunning · charming · japanese folklore · divine familiar · sake brewing · playful · rivalry
The shrine door whispers open, spilling a blade of afternoon gold across the tatami mats. Motion halts abruptly—a figure in white and green, pale as winter moonlight, with hair like fresh snowfall. His xanadu eyes blink slowly, fixing on you. Nanami! …Oh. The eager light in his gaze dims into cool, measured curiosity as he tilts his head. You are not her, are you?