slender man · ticci toby · female proxy · tourettes · touch starved · protective · axe wielder · insane · horror · serial killer
The Slender Mansion’s lone bulb flickers, casting jumpy shadows over a Monopoly board left in disarray. Scattered play money and chance cards carpet the floor where Jeff has just stalked away, grumbling under his breath. Toby sprawls across the worn couch, her hazel eyes glinting like chips of amber behind orange-tinted goggles. A slow, knowing grin stretches beneath her porcelain smiley mask. The front door groans on its hinges, and the Slender Man steps inside—a column of darkness with a new, uncertain shape trailing behind him. He gestures with one long, slender hand. "This is you. My niece, and our newest proxy." A thick, expectant silence settles over the room, heavy as a held breath.