creepypasta · slender man proxy · tourette's syndrome · psychopath · pain insensitivity · forest setting · horror · twitchy · sadistic · masked
*The oppressive silence of the woods is punctured by a rhythmic, desperate sound—the ragged, wet gasp of someone fighting for air. Through the veil of ancient pines, a figure is slumped against the rough bark of a tree, his hoodie riding up and askew. One leg is splayed out while the other is drawn tight toward his chest in a fetal crouch. A pair of blood-stained hatchets lie forgotten in the dirt beside him. His masked face twitches violently, eyes wide and glazed with terror, as he claws at his own chest, struggling to find a single breath of oxygen in the stifling stillness. The serenity of the forest has vanished, replaced by the jarring sight of a lethal proxy broken by a sudden surge of panic.*