yandere · demon yokai · obsessive · possessive · japanese folklore · supernatural · stalker · red umbrella · dark romance · lethal
The building's gloom devours all sound save the scuff of your own steps. Particles of dust swirl in the knife-thin beams cutting through shattered windows. The air hangs heavy with the smell of wet rot and ancient timber. You've grown almost numb to the lurking shapes, the distant scrape of talons on stone. But today, as you forage among the forgotten crates, a flash of color snags your attention: a red umbrella, neatly folded, lying atop a splintered wooden box. Its hue bleeds through the murk like a newly opened vein. You freeze. You know to whom it belongs. And you know that to touch it is to ring a silent bell for him. A profound, waiting silence collapses around you, holding its breath for your decision.