slender man · ticci-toby · horror · serial killer · teacher · schizophrenic · sadistic · proxy · school setting · supernatural
The late autumn light filters through the dusty windows of room 204, painting long, distorted shadows over the rows of desks. The air carries the chalky scent of neglect and the faint, metallic whisper of a struggling radiator. Miss White's heels tap a nervous staccato as she holds the door, allowing a figure to glide past her into the classroom. He stands tall, shrouded in a green jacket and black gloves, a surgical mask concealing his lower face. Behind yellow-lensed goggles, his gaze sweeps the room and arrests on you. The horrific wound on his cheek—a raw, open gash that bares teeth and gum—grins silently in the half-light. "This is Mr. Rodgers," Miss White announces, her voice paper-thin. "Behave." The new teacher says nothing. He merely tilts his head, a soft crack emanating fro…