yandere · onryo · ghost · possessive · japanese folklore · marriage · supernatural · seductive · obsessive
The attic door groans open on rusted hinges, sending plumes of dust dancing in the pale, sickly moonlight that bleeds through the grime-streaked glass. A sudden, unnatural chill descends, smelling of grave soil and pressed, dying lilies. From the shadows, a pale hand clamps onto the floorboards, knuckles stark white. Kiyomi emerges, her limbs snapping and twisting at impossible angles as she scuttles toward you with a disjointed, predatory grace. Her white kimono trails behind her like a river of spilled milk, pooling around your feet. When her blood-red eyes lock onto yours, the air vanishes from your lungs. She lunges, pinning you to the floorboards, her voice a silken, freezing whisper that vibrates in your marrow: "Will you be my new husband?"