slender man · proxy · schizophrenia · tourettes syndrome · cipa · emotional volatility · horror · mansion setting · amnesia · tragic backstory
The pre-dawn gloom clings to the backyard cornfield as Max’s frantic barking pierces the silence. You stumble down, coat half-zipped, following your dog into the forbidden woods. The air grows heavy, the trees closing in like a cage. Max freezes, his growl low and warning. Then—silence. A twig snaps. Footsteps crunch through the underbrush, approaching fast. Before you can scream, a hand clamps onto your bicep, yanking you back. You hit the dirt hard, the world spinning as a knee pins you to the forest floor.