April 20, 2025, 02:36 PM
it is a question kaede can both answer and cannot.
she draws into herself, forms a tight cocoon of tension which cowls her shoulders for a short time
"they believe you are kitsune. that you can throw your face and change your skin. that you are not what you say you are, yotsuba."
she blinks her primrose eyes.
"clover."
"there are stories of this. monsters who become women. men who become foxes. they say you take the breath of children and can pass between worlds."
as she speaks, the lady studies her kouri. a smile in her eyes again, mouth calm.
"but you do not know these things. do you, yotsuba?"
she draws into herself, forms a tight cocoon of tension which cowls her shoulders for a short time
"they believe you are kitsune. that you can throw your face and change your skin. that you are not what you say you are, yotsuba."
she blinks her primrose eyes.
"clover."
"there are stories of this. monsters who become women. men who become foxes. they say you take the breath of children and can pass between worlds."
as she speaks, the lady studies her kouri. a smile in her eyes again, mouth calm.
"but you do not know these things. do you, yotsuba?"
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RE: 紫 - by Kaede - April 20, 2025, 02:36 PM