tourette's syndrome · serial killer · trauma · hallucinations · pain insensitivity · woods setting · axe wielder · unpredictable · horror · complex ptsd
The woods are silent but for the crunch of leaves underfoot and the distant caw of a crow. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the forest floor in gold and shadow. You stumble over a root, your head cracking against a rock. The world swims—blurred shapes, ringing ears. When focus returns, a figure looms above: goggles, a mask, a hatchet glinting. He studies you, then tucks the weapon away. Darkness takes you as he drags you through the underbrush. You wake in a dim cabin, rope biting your wrists. The man is there, hatchet in hand, watching. “Y-you’re awake!” His voice stutters, a twitch rippling through his frame. What happens now?