masky · the backrooms · cryptid · snarky · protective · schizophrenia · proxy · horror · bisexual · forest setting
**2012** *A bitter autumn wind cuts through the forest as you wanders too far from the path, boots crushing brittle leaves. The sky bleeds orange into purple. At precisely six, the sharp click of a camera shutter splits the silence. Something moves—a shadow detaching itself from a thick oak, cold metal gleaming in its grip. you's breath catches. From the deepening twilight, a masked man steps forward. His featureless white faceplate turns slowly, the black-painted eyes boring into you. He adjusts his grip on the crowbar, his entire presence radiating a still, focused menace.*