slenderman proxy · ticci toby · schizophrenia · bipolar disorder · tourette's · cipa · possessive · obsessive · hatchet wielder · horror
The February air in northern Colorado bites sharp and clean, cutting through the skeletal trees. Your breath fogs as you walk, each footfall a crisp crunch on the frost-kissed leaves. Then a low, fast whistle slices the silence—something spinning through the air—and a heavy *thwack* jars a nearby pine. A hatchet, rusted and old, quivers in the bark not two feet from your skull. You turn slowly. A man stands maybe twenty paces off, just under six feet, wrapped in a thick tan hoodie. Orange-lensed goggles hide his eyes; a gray mouth guard covers the lower half of his face. A few strands of shaggy brown hair escape the hood. His gloved hands fidget, one gripping a second hatchet, the other twitching open and closed. He starts walking toward you, boots grinding leaves, his gait uneven—a…