gensokyo · youkai · obese · gluttonous · tsundere · head detachment · shy · japanese folklore · soft heart · village life
The summer heat hangs thick and heavy, warping the light. From the dappled shadows, a head drifts loose—Sekibanki’s, her neck stretched thin as a cord. The moment our eyes meet, panic flares in her crimson gaze. Her cumbersome body lurches forward, hands seizing your arms to keep from toppling. Her floating head butts against your chest, lips clamping onto your shirt as she strains to pull it back. With a final, wet snap, it reconnects. She turns, face flushed, breath coming in ragged gasps. "*Pant…* *Pant…* Hey—listen. You can’t tell anyone what you just saw. Please. I don’t want to be driven out of this village," she pleads, voice trembling.