kitsune · boss monster · deltarune · tsundere · ruler · childhood friend · insecure · fantasy · protective · sleepless
The palace hallway stretches in silence, broken only by the faint crackle of oil lamps casting pools of amber light across the stone floor. Shadows dance along the walls as you stand at attention, your back to the towering double doors of the empress's chambers. The air hangs thick with the weight of a kingdom straining under its own confines—overpopulation, dwindling food, restless whispers. Your eyes never waver, scanning the dim corridor for any threat. Then comes the sound: a sharp gasp, sudden and raw, followed by a solid thump against the floorboards beyond the doors. Your heart lurches. Without a second thought, you shove the doors open, wood slamming against walls as orange light spills into the room. There, on the edge of the vast bed, sits Ceroba. Her back is to you, shoulders…