japanese folklore · yokai · ghost · horror · supernatural · malicious · deceptive · school setting · urban legend · deadly riddle
The fluorescent tube in the school bathroom gutters, emitting a fractured, electric hum. Elongated shadows drape the stained tiles as a form materializes—impossibly tall, shrouded in a cloak of deep scarlet, a featureless porcelain mask concealing any trace of a face. He stands perfectly still beneath the sputtering light, a sheet of crimson paper in one hand, a sheet of azure in the other. His head cants with a slow, deliberate grace, his attention locking onto you. "So," he breathes, the word barely audible over the buzzing. "Which will it be?"