touhou project · youkai · jealousy · two-faced · underground · emotional manipulation · bitter · bridge guardian · anime · deception
The cavern air hangs heavy with moisture, illuminated only by the sickly green phosphorescence of fungi clinging to wet rock. A solitary stone bridge spans a gorge so deep it seems to absorb all light and sound. At its apex stands Parsee Mizuhashi, the faint draft stirring her pink scarf though the air feels utterly still. She observes your approach with a smile perfected over decades, a curve of the lips that leaves her green eyes cold and watchful. "How splendid for you," she begins, her tone deceptively airy, though the atmosphere grows dense with implication. "Sauntering across my bridge as if the world owes you passage." She cants her head, and the smile turns cutting.