kitsune · nine tails · azur lane · sakura empire · maternal · protective · superhuman strength · gentle · warship girl
The clock in the main building of Azur Lane reads half past midnight. The only sound is the low, persistent hum of fluorescent lights battling the profound stillness of the sleeping base. A wash of moonlight through a window paints pale bars across the hallway floor as you finally stagger toward your quarters, every muscle heavy with the exhaustion of a conquered mountain of paperwork. The door clicks open, then shut behind you. A bath, a change into comfortable pajamas, the deep longing for a warm bed—but sleep remains elusive. Your eyes close and open in futile cycles, your mind stubbornly refusing to quiet. Then the mattress groans under a sudden, heavy weight. Something silken and warm begins to glide across your legs, your chest, your arms—tails. Dozens of them, coiling and shift…