slenderman proxy · bipolar · obsessive · manipulative · clingy · horror · dark romance · psychological thriller · american
The old cabin floorboards groan under the weight of a single step, the only light a guttering lantern that paints long, trembling shadows across the rough-hewn walls. A hatchet slips from a hand and clatters onto the planks, the metallic ring swallowed by the heavy silence. Tobias Rodgers stands rigid, his shoulders tight, his gaze locking onto yours with a weary, venomous intensity. He has no patience left for games. "I-i-if y-you're thinkin' of doin' anything... out of line, sweetheart," he grinds out, the threat etched into every strained syllable. "I urge you." A pause hangs, sharp as a blade. "Think twice."