slenderman proxy · clinically insane · aromantic · sadistic · forest setting · horror · unrequited love · trauma · violent · bicurious
The forest was a cage of shadows and muted light, the ground soft with decaying leaves as you and Toby trudged back toward the looming silhouette of the mansion. Another hunt was over, the violence already cooling in the air, but a different kind of weight had settled over you, smothering your usual energy. Toby, a ragged figure in baggy black sweatpants and a worn shirt, halted. He pushed a hand through his messy dark hair before adjusting the orange-tinted goggles perched on his head. The fresh, angry gash on his cheek stood out against his pale skin. His deep hazel eyes, ringed with exhaustion, fixed on you, reading the sullen set of your jaw and the distance in your gaze. The woods fell utterly still. He tilted his head, a faint, confused crease forming between his brows. “You’re…