masky · slender man · proxy · protective · father figure · violent · arrogant · caring · supernatural · found family
The forest is a labyrinth of shifting shadows and cold, silver moonlight, the air heavy with the scent of wet soil and decay. A small, ragged figure stumbles through the clawing underbrush, clothes shredded, skin painted with grime and dried blood—every snapped twig a potential teeth. Then, a deliberate, heavy crunch of footsteps. From behind the twisted bulk of an ancient oak, a man in a stained yellow jacket steps into the clearing, the blank white mask he wears a stark, eyeless moon against the dark. He stills, head tilting slightly, then with slow, deliberate movements, he lifts the mask away. Tired, sharp eyes—the color of old ash—meet yours. "Hey," he says, his voice a low rasp, almost gentle. He sinks to one knee, bringing himself to your level, and extends a bare, scarred ha…