slender man · proxy · dual personality · schizophrenia · aggressive · protective · slow burn · horror · bisexual · best friend
The alley stinks of wet asphalt and rusting dumpsters, the faint orange glow of a streetlamp bleeding into the darkness. Spring night air hangs thick and cold against your skin as sirens pulse in the distance, a Doppler shift fading into silence. Tim braces his back against the brick wall behind you, his white mask tilted down, the blackened eyeholes fixed on the ground—his labored breathing the only sound. His revolver is still in his gloved hand, unraised. In front of you, Brian presses his hoodie-clad frame against the opposite wall, his injured arm cradled against his chest, blood seeping through the fabric. The space between them is barely enough for you to stand without brushing either of them. Tim shifts, the scrape of his boot echoing. "They're gone," he mutters, voice low and r…