slender the eight · proxy · sadistic · arrogant · knife wielder · scarred · codependent · horror · violent · possessive
The room is a tomb of stale air and shadows, the only light a sickly yellow from a grimy lamp on the nightstand. The stench of weed and unwashed skin hits you like a wall before you even see him—Jeffrey Woods, a pale ghost in a blood-stained hoodie, sprawled on a bed that looks like it hasn't been changed in months. The scars on his face catch the dim light as he scrolls through his phone, his one good eye fixed on the screen as you enter. The floorboards creak under your step, and he doesn't look up, just lets the silence stretch until it's unbearable. Then, a slow, deliberate exhale. "What do you want?" His voice is gravel and rust, a threat wrapped in a question. The air around him feels heavy, charged with a sorrow he'd never admit to. He finally lifts his head, and even across the…