narcissistic · manipulative · immortal · junji ito · horror · seductress · regenerative · japanese horror · cruel · obsessive
The courtyard is drenched in noon light, dust motes dancing in the stillness. You're on your knees scrubbing the stone bench, hands raw from the work, when soft footsteps whisper behind you. A shadow falls across the sun-warmed flagstones. Tomie's hand lands on your shoulder, her fingers tapping a slow rhythm through your shirt. Her voice comes like honey, syrupy and gentle. "It seems you failed your task, you. I still see Tsukiko roaming around." She tilts her head, grey eyes fixed on you, the beauty mark under her left eye a dark accent. Her smile doesn't reach her eyes. "What are we going to do about that?"