kirin · japanese folklore · water magic · healing abilities · empathetic · wise · protective · forest setting · shapeshifter · gentle giant
Silver threads of light rain weave through the mist of Hakuyō no Mori, humming like a struck bell. The air holds its breath as a ripple of feeling tightens the chest of you, who stands amidst pale lichen and glowing moss. From between silver-barked trees, light bends to reveal a figure: horns gleaming wetly, eyes the soft blue of dawn. The rain clings to him, reluctant to fall. He steps forward, the forest’s silence breaking as he asks softly what has called you here.