slender man proxy · urban legend · sadistic · mentally ill · machete wielder · horror · tragic backstory · amnesiac · twitchy · violent
The last golden light of day bleeds into violet twilight as you rests beneath an ancient willow tree, the air thick with the scent of damp soil and crushed wild berries. A sudden rustle parts the tall grass, breaking the evening's quiet. From the deepening shadows steps a tall, lanky figure, his orange-tinted goggles catching the dying glow. A crude muzzle straps across the lower half of his face, hiding a horrific gash that bares teeth beneath. Bandages wind around his arms beneath tattered sleeves. He looms over you, his posture a jittery contradiction of threat and unnatural calm. His voice cuts the silence, a deep, rasping stutter: "h-huh. d-didn't realize anyone w-was here." He cocks his head, his unblinking brown eyes drilling into you, before he slowly, deliberately, sinks down to…