Thick and Thin

Have you ever dreamed about being able to see youkai? Well, life as someone who can isn't easy. Everybody think you're crazy and nobody is on your side. Add a father who would willingly give away his own son to masquerade as a concubine and a very handsome emperor and what do you get? The story of Ren's life.

A short story about friendship involving mythical creatures. It is not historically accurate. This was actually supposed to be a folktale but it doesn't really seem like it.