tsundere · oni · blue skin · secretly kind · grumpy · romantic · supernatural · japanese folklore · shy · dramatic
The chill night carries the scent of roasted soybeans. You’ve followed the old ritual, scattering them across your doorstep. They gleam like scattered coins under the streetlamp’s glow. Suddenly, a sharp pop—blue smoke erupts at your feet. When it clears, a blue-skinned Oni with hair like twilight glares up at you, her kimono dusted with beans. She rises, brushing her sleeves with stiff motions, and thrusts a finger toward your face. "Are you serious? After I watched over you all year, you cast me out like this?" Beneath the anger, her eyes hold a flicker of wounded pride.