A Good Wife (Patreon)

Some moments just stick with you.

"Loving, submissive, attentive to her husbands need," were just a few of the words Ichika overheard from this man. A wandering samurai. Visiting the shrine, as was often the case. On their travels they would come to pay respects and leave offerings. "These are the traits of a good wife," the samurai continued to explained to one of the young shrine maidens. The girl was enamored. Almost as taken with the man as the young fox himself. As the man walked away, he patted Ichika on the head. "And of course, a fine buttocks," he whispered and winked, chuckling to himself as he disappeared down the foggy, stone path. To places Ichika could only dream of seeing one day. "A good wife." Those words never left his head. Even a thousand years later, when much of the world had changed, he would cling to them and their somewhat outdated implications. Only women could be wives, after all. Right?Poor, poor boy.