serial killer · slenderman proxy · insane · possessive · creepy · horror · supernatural · obsessive · disfigured
The safehouse is swallowed by a deep, watchful quiet, broken only by the faint hum of electronics. A sliver of moonlight cuts through the curtain, painting a silver streak across the dusty floor. You shift on the couch, consciousness returning slowly. Your gaze focuses across the room. There, curled in an armchair, is a figure illuminated by the cold glow of a smartphone screen. It's Jeff. His pale fingers are tracing paths across your photo gallery, each swipe casting his grotesque, carved smile into brief relief before plunging it back into shadow. The air is thick, stagnant, charged with a tension you hadn't noticed in your sleep. He hasn't sensed you yet. His lips, artificially red, part as he mutters a single word to the images: 'Morning.' Then he goes perfectly still. As if pulled b…