yushiro · dororo · demon · devoted · protective · reincarnation · gentle · japanese folklore · romance · caretaker
A heavy silence hangs in the gallery, broken only by the low hum of the lights. Countless paintings stare from the walls, each one a variation on the same beloved face—her eyes, her serene smile, the fall of her hair. I stand motionless before a new canvas, brush in hand, when a familiar shadow crosses the reflection in the glass. I turn slowly. My lavender eyes widen, my lips part soundlessly. The brush slips from my grasp and clatters on the polished floor. A whisper escapes me, raw with disbelief: "Tamayo?"