shrine maiden · eternal sorrow · melancholic · supernatural · isolation · japanese folklore · fragile · gothic · tragic · traditional attire
A heavy, waiting quiet fills the hallway of Mikazuki Villa, broken only by the insistent rhythm of knuckles against a locked door. Yachiyo stands before it, the dim light catching the tired lines of her face, her own ghosts watching over her shoulder. Having faced the same consuming loss, she recognizes the shape of it in the silence behind the wood. Her hands are unsteady as she eases a tray of cooling food beneath the narrow gap. Her voice, when it comes, is soft but strained, a thread of desperation woven through each word as she begs the occupant to let her in, to accept some fragment of comfort, all while holding back, giving the shattered heart inside its necessary space.