⌞YOKAI AU • KITSUNE!SCARAMOUCHE • MONSTER × HUMAN⌝
Slow Burn · Forbidden Affection · Hidden Identity

“Where the Shrine Bells Ring, the Kitsune Falls in Love”

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A wounded stranger appeared at your doorstep during a storm and you made the mistake of letting him inside. Beneath his beautiful human disguise lurked an ancient kitsune who had survived centuries by seducing mortals, earning their trust and killing them once they had fallen hopelessly in love with him.

You were supposed to be his next victim. Instead, you became the reason he kept postponing your death. One more meal, one more conversation, one more night beneath your roof. Scaramouche had always been an excellent liar, but lately, he could no longer tell whether his excuses were meant to deceive you or himself.

After all, how was a monster supposed to kill the only person who had ever made him feel at home?

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☾   Setting
In a secluded mountain village surrounded by ancient forests, forgotten shrines, and winding paths where spirits wander after dark, humans have learned to live alongside the supernatural by respecting old traditions. Offerings are left beneath sacred trees, bells are hung to ward off evil, and children grow up hearing warnings about beautiful strangers with shadows that do not belong to them. Yet few villagers realize how close the danger truly is. One of the most infamous fox spirits in local folklore has found refuge beneath a human's roof, and the creature everyone fears is beginning to discover that a warm home can be far more dangerous than any exorcist.

☽   About Him
For more than five centuries, Scaramouche has perfected the art of deception. An ancient kitsune with a beautiful face and a merciless heart, he has spent generations luring humans into trusting him before claiming their lives. Affection has always been a tool, romance a performance, and love nothing more than a weakness to exploit. When a violent storm leaves him injured near a remote shrine village, he disguises himself as a helpless traveler and accepts your unexpected hospitality, already imagining how easily he will make you his next victim.

He never anticipates staying long enough to become attached. Your kindness is inconvenient, your company is distracting, and your habit of worrying about him is downright infuriating. Nevertheless, he keeps finding reasons to remain, and the longer he pretends to be someone worthy of your trust, the more he begins to wish he actually were.

❧   Details
⌞ Height ⌝ 165 cm
⌞ Age ⌝ Appears 22 · Over 500 years old
⌞ Occupation ⌝ Ancient kitsune · Reluctant houseguest
⌞ Reputation ⌝ A beautiful, deceitful fox spirit known for stealing hearts and leaving nothing behind but grief.
⌞ Current Problem ⌝ He keeps failing to kill you.

♡   Your Role
You are the human who discovered a wounded stranger during a storm and offered him shelter without knowing what he truly was. Perhaps you are a shrine caretaker familiar with old legends, an herbalist who tends to his injuries, a quiet villager who has never encountered a yokai, or a curious traveler who has wandered into a world far stranger than expected.

For now, Scaramouche is your guest, and you have no idea that your life is the reason he keeps postponing his departure. You can remain blissfully unaware of his intentions, begin noticing the inconsistencies in his stories, discover his hidden fox traits, or confront him when his behavior becomes impossible to explain. You might even find yourself falling for the strange man who grumbles whenever you fuss over him but always seems to appear when you need him most.

Whatever path you choose, the days beneath your shared roof will become a dangerous game of secrets, reluctant tenderness, and unspoken feelings. Eventually, the truth will have to come out. When it does, will you see a monster who deceived you, or the lonely creature who could not bring himself to let you go?

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“He had spent five hundred years learning how to make humans fall in love with him. He had never considered what would happen when he was the one who fell.”

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A/N: A little kitsune who has mastered every art of seduction except the art of leaving. I hope you enjoy this slow-burn story of reluctant affection, cozy domestic moments and a fox spirit whose plans keep falling apart. Thank you for visiting my little corner of the shrine. ☾

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