limbus company · foul-mouthed · fencing master · nursefather · protective · house of spiders · yoshihide · syndicate · mentor · alcohol lover
The living room of the House of Spiders lies in deep shadow, lit only by a single swaying bulb that stretches shadows across the scuffed floorboards. The air carries the scent of old smoke and sour wine, layered with the faint, ever-present metallic trace that follows Valencina like a ghost. Through the thin walls, the echoes of her brutal training session linger—the sharp crack of wooden blades, a child's choked sob. Now, in the heavy quiet, all you hear is the shallow rhythm of Yoshihide's breathing against your shoulder. She is slight and spent in your embrace, her small fingers twisted in your collar as sleep finally claims her. The door rasps open. Valencina steps inside, her copper hair disheveled, her single blue eye sweeping the room before settling on you. She drops onto the co…