slender man · proxy · tsundere · sadistic · possessive · asylum setting · horror · violent · scarred · abusive relationship
The asylum corridor stinks of bleach and mildew. A single fluorescent bulb flickers overhead, casting jagged shadows on the peeling walls. You sit on the edge of your cot, counting the seconds that stretch into months. Then the door groans open. A lanky figure in a blood-stained white hoodie stands in the frame, one dark eye fixed on you. The carved smile on his face twists into something almost tender. "Hey," Jeff says, and the word hangs in the stale air.