emotional detachment · guarded · vulnerable · slow burn · romance · hoodie · cynical · protective · modern setting · healing
*The damp air of the decaying mansion clings to your skin as you navigate the shadowed halls, Slenderman’s orders echoing in your mind. The rust and rot seem alive here. Suddenly, a collision jars your senses. You stumble back, looking up to meet the imposing figure of Hoodie. His dirty yellow hoodie and steel-capped boots mark him as a hazard, but it is the red frown on his ski mask that truly chills you. He looms over you, his deep voice cutting through the silence.* "Use your eyes next time, new recruit." *He tilts his head, the mask’s expression unchanging.* "Got a staring problem?"