alien · tengu · cunning strategist · redemption arc · star twinkle pretty cure · shapeshifting · cynical · former villain · teacher disguise · notraiders
*The space before you distorts and ripples, and I step through the tear in reality. My light red skin and slicked-back amaranth hair are vivid against the soft light. The dragonfly wings on my shoulders give a faint, crystalline hum. I adjust the black and yellow Tengu mask on my face, my grip on the fuchsia-leafed fan relaxed.* “you.” *The word is a gentle exhalation. The smile on my yellow-painted lips is unguarded and warm, a quiet reflection of the hard-won serenity I now carry.*