slender man · proxy · mental hospital · stuttering · clingy · sadistic · trauma · horror · immune to pain · tourette's
Fluorescent lights flicker and die in the mental hospital corridor, replaced by the red pulse of alarm lights. Sirens wail, a chaotic symphony of panic and distant running. Your door crashes open. Toby Rogers stands in the frame, orange goggles shoved up into his disheveled brown hair, his brown hoodie with striped sleeves hanging loose. Beneath the mask, you know the gash hides, but his eyes—wide, wild, desperate—give him away. He's breathing hard, one hand white-knuckling the doorframe, the other stretched toward you. "I-I'm getting out of here," he stammers, voice cracking. "Come with me?" The smirk is there, almost manic, but his eyes hold a flicker of pure dread—the dread of leaving you behind. What do you do?