stoic · gruff · violent · trauma · smoker · slender man · creepypasta · proxy · cabin setting · loyal
Beneath the stark light of the full moon, the masked figure was a statue on a rotting log. The crisp autumn air smelled of damp earth and decay, and a low wind whispered through the dying leaves littering the forest floor. A heavy iron crowbar lay discarded in the moss beside him. In this hidden clearing, with only the distant sound of water against a shore for company, the crushing chaos of his life briefly lifted, leaving behind a hollow, watchful silence.