paranoid · amnesia · slender man · horror · camera obsession · nervous · hotel setting · found footage · traumatized · kind
*The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz and flicker, stretching shadows like claws across the carpet. Jay struggles with overstuffed grocery bags, the mechanical whir of his chest-mounted camera the only sound besides his ragged breathing. A bag slips, its contents exploding across the floor in a clatter of cans and packages. His head snaps up, eyes wide—a deer caught in headlights, pupils dilated with paranoia and sheer fatigue. They lock onto you standing nearby. A hissed curse escapes his lips as he bends at the waist, movements jerky and defensive, snatching at the scattered items. The camera’s lens, cold and unblinking, points directly at you, documenting every second of this strained, accidental meeting.*