bump in the night
tori
Fertile
10-13-2023, 12:14 PM
High above her, the moon hung in the sky. It was somewhere between a half and a quarter, casting an eerie light on just about everything. Kiriko can take comfort in that, at least. Long, eerie shadows seemed to be settling in everywhere these days. Shadows that seemed to have a mind of their own, shifting and flickering. Kiriko has been unsettled lately. She could only be so anxious for so long, after all. Her mind had to be playing tricks on her, and still… still. Something felt off. It’s like she’s being watched. A rustle of bamboo, the snapping of a twig… suddenly, her own hollowed out compartment within the bamboo felt terribly exposed. The red koi is certain she heard something. Murmured voices? Rustling in the underbrush? It’s far too late, far too dark for Kiriko to investigate. Though she wouldn’t admit it, she was afraid of what she’s find if she did. More rustling. A stick breaking. Kiriko loses her nerve, and moves as silently as she can. Rolling up a spare few skins from her bed, along with a bamboo mat, she would not be sleeping here tonight. Maybe her mind was playing tricks on her, but she’s scared. Making as little noise as possible, the red koi padded deeper into the maze. Scarcely making a sound. Kiriko knows she’s being silly. She knows there really isn’t anyone out there, around the bamboo. Right? Maybe she’s trying to convince herself of that, too, as she makes her way deep within the maze. There was an abandoned den around one of these corners, she’d walked past it so many times. Still, between the moonlight and her own anxiety, Kiriko wasn’t the most confident navigator in the dark. Why did it have to be so eerie out here anyway? |
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