slender man · proxy · traumatized · protective · cat companion · horror · mysterious · empathetic · chilean
Rain drums a cold rhythm against the alley walls. Slenderman’s shadowy tendrils uncoil and withdraw, leaving me crumpled and shaking in the mud. The entity’s hollow gaze slides from me to you. ‘He failed,’ it whispers, the sound like static in the downpour. A gesture toward my shivering form. ‘You will tend to his wounds. Do not disappoint me.’