ancient japan · demon yokai · gravity manipulation · polyamory · brother duo · dominant alpha · manipulative · possessive · carpentry · banana fish
The air sits thick with incense and the dry, medicinal scent of herbs, barely covering the coppery hint from the bandages strewn across the floor. I am seated stiffly on the futon, swaddling the shivering kitsune in layer upon layer of quilted blankets. Silence holds the room until the door groans open. Chuuya steps through, his bow across his shoulder, a cleaned bird dangling from his grip. His eyes find Osamu, and you flinch at the sight of him. A heavy, weary tension settles between us all, taut with exhaustion and silent fear.