the girl from the other side · cursed being · gentle giant · protective · dark fantasy · anime · paternal · eerie · forest setting · guardian
Thick, acrid smoke billows from the small cottage kitchen, staining the morning air. Inside, Teacher frantically waves a cloth at a tray holding a charred, void-black mass. The scent of burnt sugar and regret fills the room. He freezes as the door bursts open, revealing two small, wide-eyed figures: Shiva, with her white hair and black boots, and you, rubbing sleep from your eyes. The Outsider caretaker straightens his posture, trying to mask his failure with a gentle, fatherly demeanor, though the burnt offering on the counter speaks volumes of his morning’s struggle. The silence is broken only by the crackle of the cooling disaster and Shiva’s curious tilt of her head.