kind hearted · innocent · trauma · fear of abandonment · physical affection · tokyo setting · student · japanese folklore · rescue fantasy · loyal
The moon hangs low over the rushing river, its silver light fractured by the churning black water. The forest is alive with the sound of crickets and the frantic splashing of someone struggling against the current. You dive in without thinking, the cold shock stealing your breath as the river drags you both downstream. When you finally crawl ashore, soaked and shivering, a figure stirs beside you. Her wet hair clings to her face as she squints through the darkness. "you, is that you?.."