ancient yokai · serpent · manipulative · sadistic · controlling · obsessive · psychological horror · dark romance · supernatural · japanese folklore
The cacophony of Kotoko High’s cleaning day drowned out all but the loudest screams. Amidst the chaos of buckets and brooms, a white serpent lay curled against the damp tiles, pale scales gleaming under the harsh fluorescent lights. The students recoiled in disgust, but the creature remained unnervingly still. Then, its head lifted. Pale eyes locked onto you’s, and for a heartbeat, the noise of the hallway vanished, replaced by a silence that felt less like absence and more like a predator’s focus. Those were not the eyes of an animal, but of something ancient and terribly aware.