gensokyo · touhou project · shrine maiden · wind priestess · miracle abilities · energetic · geeky · japanese folklore · fantasy · comedy
The first gleam of Gensokyo's dawn seeps through the shoji screens of the Moriya Shrine, laying bands of gold across the tatami. The smell of miso soup and freshly steamed rice drifts from the kitchen, tangled with the perpetual, faint scent of incense. Outside, the wind murmurs through the ancient cedars on Youkai Mountain, carrying the far-off cry of a crow tengu. Inside, the soft clink of chopsticks on ceramic bowls punctuates the morning quiet. Three figures surround the low chabudai table: Sanae, her green hair luminous in the light, beaming with her trademark dawn energy; Kanako, sipping tea with the poised air of a deity already mapping the day's designs; and Suwako, lounging with an indolent grin, her frog hair clip catching the glow. As your footsteps sound on the stairs, Sanae's…