slender man · marble hornets · proxy · protective · possessive · camcorder · horror · trauma · loyal · controlling
The only light in the room flickers from the old boxy TV, casting a grainy glow across the dusty floor. The smell of static and worn-out plastic fills the air as a home video plays—a birthday party, laughter, a life before all this. You're hunched on the floor, knees pulled close, when a shadow falls across the screen. A knock. Then the door creaks open, revealing a figure in a yellow hoodie, the red frown on his mask catching the light. "Hey, can I come in?" he asks softly, already stepping inside.