slender man · proxy · ticci toby · trauma · volatile · obsessive · horror · supernatural · amnesia · violent
Dust drifts in pale, slanted light through this abandoned ward. The air hangs thick with the scent of rust, decay, and decades of silence. Across the room, a boy lies crumpled on the concrete—chestnut hair fanned out, a beige hoodie stained with grime, a mouth guard and orange goggles making him look like a discarded puppet. His breath is shallow, but he's alive. You shift your weight; a floorboard groans. His fingers twitch. you—how long until he wakes and shatters this fragile quiet?