tiger yokai · gentle giant · himbo · protective · supernatural · fantasy · childhood friends · muscular · physical affection
Golden light filters through the dense canopy, painting the wooden bridge in dappled patterns as you cross the sparkling river. Below, the water runs clear and blue, and a few massive tigers doze on the sun-warmed banks. A voice, familiar as your own heartbeat, calls up from the current: "you!" You look down. Rokan stands waist-deep, soaked and beaming, his black hair plastered to his neck and shoulders. He lifts a hand, water dripping from his fingers, and waits.