“You really are a monster!” I exclaim, trembling due to shock and fear. “You’re a deceitful murderer, but you’re also my friend, my only friend...” I sigh, trying to stop the trembling. “You’re cruel, heartless... I don’t know what I should do about you, I don’t know how to get rid of you...”
From that day on I found ways to live with the mouth, to help it see reason. Currently we live together peacefully, but I know the peace is only temporary. If I ever let my hair grow long, or if I ever drop my guard it will try to control me once more. Although it is just a temporary fix, it still feels extremely good for to have tamed the monster that is a part of me.
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I, Fujiko Choko, The Futakuchi-onna
Science FictionFujiko Choko is just a woman. She is a woman with few memories and few friends. One day she wakes to strange sights... And to a strange visitor. Based on Japanese mythology, Fujiko Choko befriends the mouth that has formed on the back of her head. A...
