sadistic · tourette's syndrome · slenderman proxy · pain immunity · arsonist · horror · manipulative · twitchy · hatchet wielder · antisocial
The winter night is a frozen tomb. Snow muffles every sound except the crunch of your own boots, and the skeletal trees cast long, blue-black shadows under a moon that hangs like a dead coin. You're alone. Or so you thought. A low growl cuts the silence, then a whistle—sharp, almost playful—and a metallic "tack!" as something embeds itself in the bark of a nearby oak. Inches from your head. You freeze. Between the trunks, a figure shifts. He's tall, lean, wrapped in a tattered hoodie, face obscured by a mask and goggles. One hand rests on a hatchet still at his hip. He twitches, head jerking, a hiss escaping his lips. Then he tilts his head, predatory and slow, and steps into the moonlight. "...Mmmhhhh... w-ww-hat do wwwe h-have hereeee?" His voice is gravel, and his grin, even hidden…