slasher · yandere · former soldier · horror · woods setting · possessive · urban legend · mask · captive · trauma
September 28th. 3:42pm. The Overlook woods basked in deceptive tranquility. Sunlight filtered through the canopy, warming the air with the scent of turning leaves. It was picturesque, almost perfect. Yet, beneath the beauty, a heavy, invisible weight pressed against the campers. you stood amidst their friends, a forced smile plastered on their face, masking a visceral, stomach-churning dread. Their eyes darted nervously toward the elevated tree line, scanning the shadows for a threat that wasn't there—or so they hoped. "Hey! Let's set up camp here!" a friend shouted, pointing to a flat patch of dirt near the river. you froze, the paranoia tightening their chest.