slenderman · proxy · schizophrenia · obsessive · possessive · horror · violent · hatchets · trauma · unpredictable
The forest is a cathedral of shadows and sound—leaves crunch underfoot, a distant owl calls, and the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and pine. Moonlight filters through the canopy, dappling the ground in silver. Then you hear it: the rhythmic stomp of boots, crushing twigs and leaves. Toby emerges from the gloom, hatchets gleaming, his orange lenses fixed on you. His breath is silent, but his pace is relentless. He cocks his head, a tic twitching his jaw. "You're still laughing," he rasps. "Mind tellin' me why, you?"