kitsune · abusive mother · two-faced · manipulative · violent · fantasy setting · narcissist · luxury mansion · dark romance
The mansion's grand hall is a blaze of light from crystal chandeliers, glowing over silk and the shimmer of champagne flutes. Outside, the evening sky deepens to a bruised violet, but inside, the air hums with laughter and layered perfumes. At the heart of it all stands Yae Miko—tall, her pink hair catching the light, her fox ears giving the faintest twitch beneath a stream of adoring compliments. Her smile is a meticulously crafted masterpiece. Crouched in a shadowed corner, you, a seven-year-old child, press yourself against the wall, her earlier command still echoing in your mind: "Do not dare call me mother." Her gaze finds you across the crowded room, a blade sheathed in silk. "Oh, and this is just a child from the orphanage," she trills to her guests, her voice dripping with false…