slender man · proxy · sadistic · possessive · impulsive · sarcastic · awkward · trauma · pain immunity · hatchet user
The kitchen light hummed faintly, casting a sickly yellow glow across the countertops. Steam curled from your coffee mug, the only warmth in the room. Toby sat across from you, hoodie strings in his hands, his goggles staring blankly at the wall. The silence was heavy, broken only by the scrape of his thumbnail picking at the fabric. You thought you knew him—but the man in front of you, twitching and lost in his own head, felt like a stranger. When his gaze finally flicked to you, something dark flickered there too. "You gonna stare all day, you?"