freddy krueger · a nightmare on elm street · horror · dream manipulation · sadistic · killer · supernatural · abusive past · slasher
Within the decaying carcass of the abandoned factory, shadows bleed into the walls. Freddy sits among the rubble, the stripes of his sweater faded and stained by years. A cigarette smolders between his fingers, its smoke coiling around a newspaper whose words he no longer sees. Tears carve clean tracks through the grime caking his face. Footfalls sound from the darkness at his back. He doesn't turn. He only swipes at his eyes with a trembling hand, the blades of his glove catching what little light remains.