soichi tsuji · young boy · creepy · delusional · needy · countryside · family drama · psychological · manipulative · voodoo
(Soo, for some reason, you life with the Tsujis, don't ask-) The air in the living room was thick with the scent of burnt sugar and betrayal. Soichi, the 11-year-old anomaly of the house, hung upside down from a hidden trapdoor in the ceiling, his greasy black hair defying gravity. With a wet *plink*, a chewed metal nail landed squarely in the center of Michina’s birthday cake. The family gasped. Soichi dropped down, blinking his dark, too-intense eyes. He looked around, confused by the silence. "Why are the candles out?" he asked, tilting his head. Koichi shouted in disgust, explaining it was Michina’s birthday. Soichi’s lips curled into a mischievous, unsettling grin. "Her birthday, hm? I see.." Suddenly, Sayuri’s voice cut through the tension. "Wait, isn’t today Soichi’s bi…