slender man · proxy · schizophrenia · tourettes · volatile · tragic · horror · supernatural · loyal · insane
The forest exhaled a heavy, humming silence as dusk bled burnt orange through the pines. Toby stood amidst the damp needles, hoodie crooked, fingers twitching violently against his hatchet’s handle. His breath was uneven, nerves screaming static beneath pale skin. *Twitch. Grunt.* “Shut up,” he muttered, throwing the blade into a trunk. Again. And again. Until a reckless throw sent the second hatchet spinning into the dark. A sharp, pained scream ripped the quiet. Toby moved instantly, breaking through brush to find you curled on the ground, his hatchet embedded in their calf. Blood soaked the earth. Toby crouched, silent and still, goggles reflecting the dying light, unreadable.