"So?" Keine offered her hand. A hint of excitement followed her voice.
The autumn wind passed by, leaving a cold sense of melancholy in the lone corridor. Echoes from pedestrians disturbed the tranquility of the dark alleyway. The village life seemed to be as vibrant as it had been; something the crow tengu was thankful for, at least for the moment.
The tengu fixed his gaze on the were-hakutaku's hand, his hand stroking the gray strands of his hair, thoughts focused on the deal before him. Taking photos of certain people had always been his thing; it's a job that he earnestly enjoyed. But of course, there are times when the request offered to him requires a situation that even professionals like him would have trouble doing so. But thinking about this deal, especially the reward, he considered that it might be worth a try.
"How much are you going to pay first? Expecting big numbers."
"A-Ah, about that," She said as if she just remembered something, the humble retreat of her hand soon to follow. "Sorry, but my salary doesn't make much," He wasn't surprised, considering that she was just a teacher. "But, I'm sure you would take this as an alternative!" With confidence her hand made a return, showing him a peculiar cassette tape; one that she knew would falter his rational mind.
His head jerked back, eyes dilating from the sheer revelation. "H-How did you even get your hands on these?" Despite his worry he still picked the tape up, hiding it into the folds of his dark brown long coat. "Some of these people aren't too akin with the idea of being photographed." He said in a precautious manner. "It might take a while."
"Take your time." Keine nodded. "I'm not in a hurry."
The crow tengu offered his hand. "So it's a deal?"
"You're already holding the payment, no?" A smile reformed on her face.
"It's merely for formality."
Keine reached for his hand, sealing the deal as she shook it. "Pleasure to make business with you, Honne!"
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Sunset falls upon one mischievous group of youkai.
They stood in motion, pertaining to their position. The surrounding trees and their orange leaves along with the afternoon light from the sun create a beautiful synergy to work as their background. One ice fairy, along with her three friends; one green-haired fairy, one meat-eating youkai, and one bug youkai. They all stood there, waiting for an order from the photographer in front of them.
"Ay! Crow tengu," The meat-eating youkai gnawed its teeth, "'till when are you gonna keep us like this?"
"Hold on...just a little more," The gray-haired tengu played with the aperture of his camera, affecting its depth of field to make sure that it would blur the scenery in just the right amount, "And...perfect," He murmured under his breath, "Right everybody, say cheese~"
"Cheeeese~"
After one flash from the camera, the group ultimately scrambled, ruining their previous poses as they ran towards the photographer crow. The tengu cranked up the small handle beside the rectangular camera, causing a film to be ejected from the camera's top. He took it by his hands fast enough before the meat-eating youkai could reach it.
"Let us see!" She commanded.
He raised his hand to prevent her, "Wait, let it dry out fi-" but the ice fairy took it first.
"Behold!" The ice fairy announced, holding the film up in the air triumphantly. "The magnificent photo of the strongest fairy with her team," She gave a smug grin to herself, "feast your eyes upon a never-seen-before beauty!"
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Recounting Tales of An Eastern Photographer (Hata no Kokoro x Male!OC)
Fantasy"It's just a bunch of people," Honne thought to himself, "Even more so that it is my field, really, taking photos of these people couldn't be that hard." Then he remembered, there's no denying that there are chances for some fights to happen in thes...
