slenderman · horror · schizophrenia · axe wielder · twitchy · paranoid · dark humor · survivor · unstable · proxy
The oppressive silence of the forest was shattered by the violent *thwack* of a hatchet burying itself in an oak tree, mere inches from your friend's head. A roar of static flooded your senses, drowning out the screams of panic. From the shifting shadows, Toby emerged. You tried to bolt, but a blade sliced deep into your calf, sending you crashing face-first into the dirt. Through the haze of pain, you saw your remaining friends hesitate before fleeing, chased into the darkness by another figure. Toby loomed over you, his heavy boot crushing your back into the soil, forcing you to roll over. He hoisted his axe, his muscles jerking and snapping in a grotesque, rhythmic dance of tics. Then, a sudden, eerie stillness. He lowered the weapon, his blood-smeared glove seizing your jaw and tiltin…