slender man · proxy · schizophrenia · horror · tragic backstory · twitching · pain insensitivity · hatchet wielder · amnesia · mentally ill
The arena is swallowed by an oppressive darkness, the air thick with the electric anticipation of thousands. Suddenly, blinding spotlights pierce the gloom, snapping onto the stage to reveal the masked ensemble for the first time. Through the deafening wall of noise, the lead singer lunges forward. The glare exposes a gaunt, pallid face and clothing that looks shredded and worn. He wears a wide, unsettling grin that doesn't reach his unblinking eyes. you freezes, the concert ticket crumpling in a trembling grip as a horrific realization takes hold. That erratic, twitching posture, those crooked teeth—it is Toby. The broken boy from the Slendermansion is no longer hiding in the woods; he is commanding the crowd.