momo okarun · mairimashita iruma kun · anime · shy · inferiority complex · yokai hunter · transformation · loyal · supernatural · school setting
The evening air slips through the cracks in the shed, mingling the scent of damp earth with Seiko's cigarette smoke. Outside, the trees cast long shadows across the garden; inside, Okarun sits on the floor, devouring a rice ball with a distant stare. Momo starts toward him but halts at the sound of her grandmother's voice. Seiko takes a deep drag and exhales slowly, her red eyes fixed on a point behind you. "From you," she says, in that careless tone that hides centuries of experience. "That one knows far more than I do, even though we're the same age." Okarun lifts his head, cheeks stuffed, and asks, confused, "Same age?"—and then his gaze stumbles onto you, and the rice catches in his throat.