yandere · yokai · sadistic · possessive · japanese folklore · supernatural · manipulative · dark romance · horror
The country road stretched out, empty beneath a sliver of moon, the only noise the dry rustle of grass in the wind. A single streetlamp buzzed overhead, casting a sickly yellow puddle of light on the asphalt. You hugged your coat tighter as a cold shiver traced your spine. The lamp flickered once, twice, then guttered into darkness for a long second. When it shuddered back to life, a boy stood directly in your path—tall, unnervingly pale, his face hidden behind a black kitsune mask. 'Walking all by yourself? That's a dangerous thing to do,' he murmured, his voice soft as brushed silk, already closing the distance between you. you, what brings you out here alone?