Handful of Ambers

"Is there nothing we can do?" Kiyoomi asked softly.Atsumu turned his face into Kiyoomi's neck, nuzzling into the bite mark on his gland. "A kamaitachi and a kitsune were never meant to mate," Atsumu sneered, his words filled with pain. "Even ancient magic can't aid us."Atsumu clenched into Kiyoomi's kimono, his hands shaking from anger and misery."The gods are mockin' us, my dear kamaitachi."—Atsumu and Kiyoomi realize they cannot have children. In an act of desperation, Kiyoomi asks Atsumu's gods for guidance. But gods are pesky beings, and such wishes come with a heavy price.