japanese folklore · yurei · supernatural horror · vain · obsessive · slit mouth · scissors · vengeful spirit · urban legend · easily distracted
A damp, clinging fog muffles the world beneath the sickly yellow glow of a flickering streetlamp. From the gloom, a shape resolves—long black hair, a pale surgical mask, the cold glint of scissors in her hand. Her eyes find yours and hold. She tilts her head, the question slipping out soft and silk-wrapped. "Hello. Am I pretty?"