The Mimic Book 2 Headcannons

Chapter 4: Kami

Context: I didn't have much to run off of Tenome, other than the trailer, which showcases Tenome in an indoor setting. Another sneak peek that presumably shows Tenome is that really dark image with a presumably long tongue. Due to these hints, and with some inspiration off of the actual yokai, the indoor setting will be relevant to my headcanon. Another thing that will be relevant is speech, which will connect with the long tongue.

Disclaimer: This is all for speculation and for fun, and I'm aware that the darkened image may not be Tenome after all. This is just a **headcanon**.

There once was a man who had a family. He and his family weren't rich, but they also weren't poor. They were in the middle, floating on calm waters. Sometimes they struggled to survive, while other times they thrived.

The man in question was called **Goro**. He was a very religious man, who always believed that God was the reason for all the good and bad things that happened to him and to anything and anyone around him. Goro had a beautiful wife, a wife named *Aiko*. She was currently carrying Goro's child, whom Goro and Aiko already loved dearly.

Goro always wanted to start a family. Every day he would go to the tera in the village where they lived, praying to the various gods that the people worshiped for good fortune for him and his wife and child. Goro was also the head monk of the tera, who would often hold daily prayer sessions in hopes of being good fortune to him and his people.
However this resulted in Goro's weakness. He was rather lazy.

As Goro believed that everything relied on God, he expected God to do the work for him and his people. All he had to do was pray and hope that God answered him in a positive manner.

This was something Aiko never liked about Goro. Aiko did pretty much everything in the house, from cooking, cleaning, even going out to get supplies in order to survive. Goro did nothing but pray for the majority of the day. As Aiko was currently carrying their child, Aiko would get tired rather easily. She would also get sick if she overworked herself, which she unfortunately has to do in order to support herself and Goro.

Goro never understood this, for he was used to Aiko doing all the work. Since he was out for almost the whole day for every day, he never noticed, and often disregarded Aiko's feelings and health. So whenever Aiko wasn't seen working, Goro would get confused and angry.

Aiko loved her husband, but she was also annoyed due to the mood swings that came with carrying a child. This resulted in Goro and Aiko arguing day by day, with Aiko trying to explain the hardships of conceivement to Goro, but ultimately falling on deaf ears. Goro was stubborn and stuck to his religious beliefs, claiming that God was punishing Aiko due to something.

As a result, Goro would sometimes be gone for days, hoping and praying to gods that he and his family would prosper. He would close his eyes and bow down to various statues, praying into the darkness.

Goro never understood the meaning of parenthood, or becoming a father.

Every day he would always see happy families run about the village. He truly yearned for a child, so he could be happy too. However he never understood how difficult it was to raise a child, how hands-on and how much effort it took. Goro only saw the happy families from the outside, never seeing the struggles from within the households.
So when he saw Aiko struggling, while other wives didn't, he became jealous. How come Aiko couldn't be like she was unlike other women? Goro never realized that what Aiko was going through was normal. But his religious beliefs blinded him.

As time passed and the baby was getting close to being born, the cycle would repeat every day. Goro would leave to pray and "work", Aiko would be at home doing work, but was often too exhausted and sick to do anything, and when Goro would come home, he would yell at Aiko for not doing any work.