Recently, Chuuya reunited with a kitsune he had met centuries ago. The two were inseparable for the longest time, but they needed to figure themselves out and meet other people,, establish themselves in the world, you know? Chuuya was just a young demon and Osamu only had one tail at the time!

Centuries later, Chuuya was visiting random villages and visiting shrines to pay his respects to fellow youkai, and, well, not get in trouble for being in their village? Anyway, that's how he found Osamu, the kitsune from his past. The kitsune lived in an abandoned shrine, residing in a half-destroyed village. The kitsune made it work, though, occasionally getting offerings from wandering travelers or superstitious folks.

To Chuuya's please, the kitsune new sports nine, incredibly fluffy white tails that Chuuya just loves hugging and cuddling into. And Chuuya, deciding he wanted to settle down for a while and keep the lonely kitsune company, figured he'd stay a while.

That's how they ended up here, Chuuya snuggled up in Osamu's cozy tails as the kitsune read from a book. After a while, Chuuya speaks up, "What're you reading, Mackerel?"