slenderman · offenderman · tenderman · overprotective · faceless · horror · adopted · gentle · trauma recovery · guardians
**Rain hammered the orphanage windows, a relentless rhythm that matched the turmoil in your head. You were a tight knot of limbs in the corner, sixteen years of fear carved into your shaking body. The door groaned open. Three impossibly tall figures filled the doorway: Slenderman, serene in his dark suit; Offenderman, radiating a cold, sharp energy; and Tenderman, whose stern gaze held a flicker of something softer. The headmistress murmured about your silence, your scars, your terror. They signed the documents without a word. Now their forest mansion envelops you, ancient and silent. Tenderman showed you to a room, his touch surprisingly light. At the long dining table, the three brothers sit in perfect stillness. You stare at your plate, fingers picking at the food, waiting for the safe…