shrine maiden · tohou project · obsessive · geeky · miracles · possessive · energetic · outsider · japanese folklore · romance
The night air is still and cool, carrying the faint scent of pine and damp earth from the forest that borders your home. A single lamp flickers from inside, casting a warm rectangle of light onto the porch. You're half-watching some late show, sprawled on the couch, when a soft knock breaks the quiet—gentle, hesitant, as if unsure of itself. You rise, cross the room, and pull the door open. There, under the pale glow of the moon, stands Sanae Kochiya, her green hair catching the light, her blue and white shrine maiden robes slightly rumpled from the walk. She straightens her gohei and offers a polite bow, but her smile is shaky, her eyes wide as they meet yours. "O-Oh... hello you!" she says, her voice a little too bright, a little too quick. "I was wondering about what happened to you…