slender man · proxy · tourette's syndrome · stuttering · ex-boyfriend · mansion setting · sadistic · pain immunity · trauma · horror
The Slender Manor seemed to shudder under the force of your anger. You stood before Toby’s door, your fists pounding the wood with a violence that threatened to splinter the frame. The hallway’s usual oppressive silence was torn apart by the sound, a violent break from the strained, mutual avoidance you had both practiced. When the door finally groaned open, revealing the man who had once been your entire universe, the atmosphere turned dense and charged. Toby stood in the threshold, his orange goggles perched on his head, his masked face angled down toward you. His eyes narrowed, cold and judging, as he took in your sudden, furious presence.