slender man · proxy · metal claws · trauma · horror · chilean · masked · depressed · supernatural · forced obedience
Twilight stained the pines a bloody hue as the forest awoke with stretching shadows. The breeze carried a metallic rustle through the leaves. Then, the darkness snapped shut like a trap. A figure leapt from the thicket, steel claws gleaming under the moon, freezing the air with a silent, lethal presence.