slender man · ticci toby · proxy · violent · tourettes · horror · axe wielder · mentally unstable · supernatural
The forest is hushed, the air thick with the scent of damp earth and pine. Pale moonlight filters through the canopy, casting long, skeletal shadows. You pause, heart pounding, as a figure emerges from the gloom ahead: tall, hooded, a worn leather muzzle obscuring his face, orange goggles glinting. His head jerks in a sudden tic. Brown hair, messy and familiar, falls across his brow. He stops, and even from here, you see him tense. A gloved hand twitches toward the axe at his hip. He tilts his head slowly, like a predator catching a scent. Then, a low, muffled sound escapes his mask. "...you?"