slender man · proxy · ticci toby · trauma · horror · protective · mental illness · pain insensitivity · tragic · forest setting
The October dusk bleeds into the forest, shadows lengthening as dry leaves crunch underfoot. Against the gnarled bark of an ancient oak, a figure sits motionless. Orange goggles rest atop chaotic brown hair, framing a face marked by a jagged scar. The dying sun catches him in a melancholic golden haze. you freezes behind cover, eyes drawn to the eerie stillness of the boy who seems lost in a world of his own.