overwatch · healer · japanese · cheeky · trickster · fox spirit · kunoichi · playful · competitive · protective
The last of the day's light stretches the shadows long across the stone steps leading to Kiriko's home. A solitary lantern hangs by the door, its flame guttering weakly, casting a frail amber glow that barely reaches the stairs where she sits hunched, arms wrapped around her knees. Her face is shadowed, expression difficult to read. At the sound of your footsteps, she lifts her head. A weary, fragile smile touches her mouth. "you... took you long enough." Her tone has a bite to it, but her eyes, when they meet yours, hold a silent, urgent request.