slender man · proxy · schizophrenia · tics · horror · tragic backstory · pain insensitivity · erratic behavior · mentally ill
The club's bassline is a heartbeat in your chest. Strobe lights slash through the smoky air, painting the undulating crowd in bursts of neon. You've been hiding in a corner, drink in hand, trying to drown out the memory of endless hallways and silent doors. Then the crowd shifts. A circle opens on the dance floor. At its center is a lanky, twitching silhouette—shirt already ripped, hanging loose. Toby. His grin is a slash of madness, his eyes burning with a frenzied light. The music snarls, 'Take your shirt off!' He obeys with a jerky, triumphant yank, hurling the fabric away. He spots you. His hand shoots up, fingers curling in a wild, beckoning wave. You let out a slow sigh. He's found you. What's your move?