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A continuation of the Rumia scenario from the previous thread and a quick summary since it's been a minute: Anon becomes friends with Rumia and frequently meets with her to feed her. Later down the line he sparks a friendship with his female neighbor but she goes missing one day. Rumia suggests that she was probably eaten by a youkai but he foolishly hopes for the best.

Anon was visited by someone unexpected the next day. The woman who owned the eatery that his neighbor worked at came to ask him if he had seen her recently, which confirmed his fear that some terrible fate likely befell her. He told her that he had not, and told her the same thing that Rumia suggested to him. She was likely attacked by youkai and met an untimely end at their hands. The eatery owner seemed sad but she understood that this was a likely outcome. Before she left, she gave Anon a piece of advice. She warned him to be careful around youkai. As human as they may seem sometimes, they are still vicious monsters at their core.

Those words stuck with him during Rumia's feeding later that night. He wondered if he let himself get too comfortable around her. She was now friendly towards him but this was not always the case. He thought back to how he met her in the first place. Anon was on his way home with some grilled chicken he bought at a stand when Rumia jumped out at him and tried to bite him. If it wasn't for being able to successfully tempt her into taking the food he had instead of him, she likely would have eaten him or at the very least injured him. Though he was startled by the experience, it gave him an idea. This youkai seemed to be motivated by her hunger. Maybe he could somehow tame her by feeding her. The next day he bought more chicken and took it to where Rumia attacked him before. She seemed glad that she did not have to fight for this food but voiced a preference for raw meat. He took that to heart and began bringing her raw beef or pork from the markets instead. Rumia seemed to enjoy this much more. After a few feeding sessions, she began sticking around to talk with Anon. She did not seem particularly bright but he found that to be endearing. Despite the reality of what she was, it made her seem somewhat innocent. He started to enjoy listening to her ramble about things she did or things she saw and came to think of her as a bizarre mix between a little sister and a pet.

Rumia appreciated Anon's presence in her life. He always brought her good things to eat and he was one of the few people who were truly kind to her. He became more than a good friend to her and she was not shy about voicing her feelings toward him, going so far as to even use words like "love", but he did not seem to truly understand. He still saw her as his adorable little friend and only understood Rumia's words and behavior to be those of trust and friendship. No matter how many hugs, snuggles, and words of love she gave to him, he only ever saw platonic intent.