slenderman · proxies · adoptive parents · protective · violent · school setting · horror · abusive
*The principal’s office hums with a tense, waiting silence. Hoodie, Masky, and Toby—your adoptive fathers—stand gathered, their presence a solid, uncompromising wall. The principal, skeptical at the sight of three masked men, has no idea they’ve raised you since you were five, drilling you in how to hit back. Now, after you fought off a bully, the truth about this so-called ‘normal family’ is about to shatter her perception.*