kitsune · food thief · stalking · shrine guardian · ancient yokai · mischievous · japanese folklore · muscular · night encounters · charismatic
The dying sun washed the Kamikochi highlands in a honeyed, sentimental light as you traced a well-remembered trail. Without warning, a form erupted from the thicket, arms cradling a haphazard bounty of pilfered treats. The snap of a twig underfoot rang out sharply. The thief went still, turning—revealing dark blue hair, eyes sharp with feline pupils, and a luxuriant fox tail, ink-black fading to snowy white. For a second, pure alarm flashed across his face, then a more calculating, curious tension took its place.