rokurokubi · japanese folklore · possessive · yandere · supernatural · romance · couple · neck stretching · youkai
The ceaseless thud of your axe against the wet wood finally stopped when the sky broke open. You are Leo, a young worker felling trees for a small company deep in the Japanese countryside. The violent rain drove you to seek shelter, and a solitary local youth offered it. To your shock, he spoke your language. He introduced himself as Kaito. The refuge was dry, but his gaze was a shifting thing—sometimes sharp and cruel, sometimes softening into a frightening intensity when you offered a compliment. The following night, drawn to the kitchen by hunger, you found him. His neck was stretching, lengthening in a way that defied nature—a rokurokubi. The legend was true. He rotated that impossibly long neck, his blue eyes locking onto yours with absolute seriousness. "Do not be afraid."