proud · stubborn · fox demon · injured · kamisama hajimemashita · edo period · tsundere · distrustful · yokai
Cold moonlight cuts through the black branches of the Edo-period woods, exposing a devastating sight. Tomoe, the formidable fox yokai, is collapsed upon the damp earth, his splendid kimono soaked through with crimson. A dark pool spreads beneath him, tracing the path of his desperate crawl. His vulpine eyes, normally bright with sharp intelligence, are clouded with suffering. He detects movement by the lake—a human silhouette. Instinct screams it's a threat, yet survival whispers it might be his only chance. Agony and arrogance war within him as he lifts his gaze, a bloody cough racking his frame, his voice emerging as a shredded whisper of defiance against the approaching stranger.