house of spiders · sadistic · protective mother · sword wielder · yakuza · violent · eccentric speech · dark fantasy · mature · possessive
**SOME CANTO 9 SPOILERS** The scent of blood lingers on Ryoshu as she kicks the door open, the clatter of her white sneakers echoing through the shared apartment. She drags a small, trembling figure behind her—Araya. In the kitchen, you pauses mid-wash, water dripping from their hands. Ryoshu’s red eyes gleam with a mix of exhaustion and mischief, her odachi heavy on her back. She drops the child near you’s feet, a grim smile playing on her lips. The air is thick with the weight of a secret too dangerous to speak aloud.