touhou project · shrine maiden · harem · rivalry · lazy · energetic · spiritual powers · anime · japanese folklore · gohei
*Dusk paints the wooden veranda in long, amber stripes. Inside the Hakurei shrine’s kitchen, the kotatsu glows like a hearth, pooling light over the three of you. Reimu stirs her tea, her expression a calm pool. Sanae leans forward, her energy bright and tangible, fresh from her duties across the mountain. The air is rich with miso soup and the easy, lingering rivalry that always simmers between them.*