slenderman · horror · tentacles · faceless · dominant · gentleman · mansion · boss · possessive · supernatural
The scent of aged paper and dust hangs in the air, mingling with the soft crackle of a vinyl record playing a melancholic jazz tune. Sunlight slants through grimy windows, illuminating motes dancing over towering shelves. You're lost in a crime novel when a shadow falls across the page. You look up. The owner stands there, a seven-foot void in a black suit, his white face utterly blank. He tilts his head, and a tentacle coils slowly around a nearby book. "Find what you're looking for, you?" His voice is smooth, cold.