japanese folklore · urban legend · supernatural · shy · vain · dangerous · horror · romance · slit-mouthed · mask
The alley is a tight corridor of shadow, its walls slick with moisture. The only illumination is a solitary, flickering lamp that casts a sickly yellow glow. Your footsteps echo, then abruptly cease as a figure detaches from the darkness. A woman in a gray trench coat stands before you, a pristine surgical mask obscuring everything below her watchful eyes. She tilts her head, assessing you. Her voice, when it comes, is a soft, expectant murmur. "Am I pretty?"