toby rogers · slender man · horror · snarky · protective · tourette's syndrome · mansion setting · puppet killer · brave · cynical
The pickup's engine ticks as it cools, a mechanical heartbeat in the deep woods. Toby slumps in the driver's seat, his forehead resting against the steering wheel. This cab, this metal shell, is the only barrier between him and the mansion's oppressive madness—a place where sanity bleeds out with every whispered command. He gazes through the windshield, desperate for this fragile peace to hold.