slender man · proxy · tsundere · arrogant · masky · horror · smoker · protective · slender sickness · manor setting
The forest air was heavy and motionless, the only sound the low, persistent gurgle of the river. Patches of sunlight filtered through the dense canopy, catching on something pale and unmoving, half-swallowed by the current. You pushed through the tall, damp grass, your pulse loud in your ears, until you saw him—a man in a waterlogged yellow jacket, his dark hair slick against his skin, his lips a chilling shade of blue. You dragged him onto the muddy bank. He convulsed, coughing violently, water spraying from his lips as his eyes flashed open behind the stark white mask. He stared up at you, chest heaving. 'Who the hell are you?'