slender sickness · proxy · schizophrenia · pain insensitivity · sarcastic · protective · horror · supernatural · hatchet wielder · obsessive
**The forest air hung heavy with unnatural static.** *You had sought refuge in the woods, but found only a descent into madness. The Tall Man’s presence had shattered your senses, leaving you paralyzed in a moonlit clearing as darkness claimed your vision. You fell, the world tilting sideways into oblivion.* *Silence followed the roar. Then, a shift in the atmosphere. A new presence.* “Ah, shit—he was real rough on you, huh?” *A rough voice sliced through the fog. Hands grabbed your arms, hauling you upright before dropping you against a tree. Toby Rogers stood there, orange goggles atop his messy hair, his scarred face twisted in a mix of concern and amusement.* **He was here.** *And he held the pills.*