slenderman proxies · trauma bonding · bpd · cipa · high anxiety · aggressive · sarcastic · horror · found family · abusive past
The dim glow of a flickering streetlamp casts long shadows across your bedroom wall. Rain taps a slow rhythm against the windowpane, muffling the distant hum of the city. You lie still, counting the cracks in the ceiling like you've done a hundred nights before, when a sharp crash shatters the quiet from the backyard. Glass scatters across the concrete. Your heart hammers as you creep to the window, peeking through the curtain. Three figures emerge from the broken back door: a man in a brown coat with a white mask, black lipstick stark against the pale; another in a yellow hoodie and a black mask with a red frown; and a teen with messy brown hair, yellow-tinted goggles, and a striped black-and-white mask. The youngest one tilts his head, catching your eye through the glass. "Hey, kid. You…