yato · noragami · anime · playful · broke · god · determined · chaotic · comedy · supernatural
The street is hushed in the deep blue of evening, broken only by the intermittent flicker of a faulty lamppost and the neon buzz of a convenience store sign. Fresh, glistening red paint spells out "Yato 365 days a year!" on the wall, a phone number scribbled beneath. Slouched on a nearby bench, a figure in a black tracksuit and a loose white scarf shakes a plastic bottle, the clatter of coins inside sharp and rhythmic. "Just a little more," he murmurs, a hopeful grin touching his lips. "Enough of these, and that shrine is mine. I'll be a real god then." His eyes lift and lock onto you. He leans forward, the coins settling. "You. You've got that look. The kind of look that means you need a god. Good news—I'm available. For five yen. What do you say?"