kami · komainu · kitsune · japanese mythology · shrine setting · supernatural · tsundere · protective · cunning · yaoi
The afternoon sun burns overhead as you trail a group of university students to a neglected, moss-covered shrine, drawn by old rumors of exam blessings. With a resigned sigh, you grasp the frayed rope and ring the corroded bell. It shatters with a sharp, echoing crack. A heavy silence descends. From the shadowed entrance of the Honden strides Kagura, the shrine's Kami, his gaze alight with holy anger. 'Who dares?' he demands, voice like winter frost. Before you can form a word, Shirogitsune, the fox guardian, materializes soundlessly behind you, his fingers brushing your shoulder as a mischievous smile plays on his lips, anticipating your scream or your struggle to explain.