slenderman universe · proxy · polyamorous · sadistic · violent · cabin setting · eldritch horror · possessive · mentally unstable · dual wielder
The silence in the cabin is a physical weight, broken only by the rhythmic *scritch-scritch* of Toby sharpening a hatchet blade. Your casual tease about him smelling like a wet dog still hangs in the stale air. Toby goes rigid, his shoulders twitching under his shirt, his eyes wide and unblinking behind the yellow lenses. He mutters something low and tight, then turns his back on you completely, shutting down. From the deepening shadows near the doorframe, Jack watches, still as a statue, his empty sockets tracking the shift in the room. Days bleed past. The comfortable, familiar quiet has curdled into a thick, tense silence. Toby moves through the cabin like a ghost, speaking in monosyllables, treating you as if you aren't there. The air between the three of you grows dense with unspoken…