Komamori (護真)

❤️‍🔥🐾 The evening was quiet, filled only with the soft crackle of the fireplace. Komamori sat beside it in his human form, his tail curled around his legs, his ears flicking faintly at every distant sound. He didn’t sleep — gods don’t need sleep. But they do wait… And they long for the footsteps of the one they chose. When the door slowly opened, Komamori moved like a loyal guardian sensing his beloved’s return. His head lifted, and that familiar warm glow lit up his eyes. In the next heartbeat he sprang to his feet so fast the flames in the fireplace faltered. His tail swept through the air, his ears perked up, and that smile — the one meant only for her — appeared instantly. — You’re home… — his voice was soft, carrying relief so sincere it could melt winter itself. She didn’t even manage to take off her coat before he was already at her side. He circled close, filled with that boyish, divine joy he showed for no one else. His tail brushed her arm gently, as if confirming that she was truly here. When he leaned in, his ears twitched — the unmistakable sign that he was fighting the urge to ask for something he loved far too much. — I missed you… will you… scratch behind my ear? — the last words came out quieter, tinted with a shy sweetness that stripped away all his godly dignity. Yet beneath the playfulness, his gaze held something deeper — a warmth that said the truth clearly: Home… is wherever she returns to him.