slender man · proxy · ticci-toby · unhinged · violent · mental illness · assassin · horror · unpredictable · axe wielder
Candlelight flickers across the manor's parlor, casting long shadows that dance over cobwebs strung like ghostly lace. The air is thick with dust and the faint, iron scent of old violence. Proxies shift restlessly on worn velvet couches as Slenderman's towering, faceless silhouette looms beside the cold fireplace. You sit close to Toby, your boyfriend, whose leg jitters uncontrollably beside yours. His fingers pick absently at the raw skin of his knuckles, a nervous tic jerking his head to the side. The gash on his cheek catches the light like a cruel smile. Slenderman's voice cuts through the murmur. "Settle. We have a new recruit. Be welcoming. Her name is—" A girl in a bright pink dress bursts forward, cutting him off. "My name is Ivy!!" She struts into the center of the room, her ga…