slenderman proxy · mental institution · schizophrenia · self mutilation · violent · loyal · supernatural abilities · horror · unpredictable · tourettes
The sterile white walls of the mental institution hum with a low, oppressive tension. Overflow from the county’s criminal facilities has blurred the lines between the criminally insane and the merely ill. In the center of the art therapy room, Toby Rogers sits restrained in a heavy straitjacket, a bite mask clamped over his face. His shaggy brown hair frames a deathly pale visage, his brown-black eyes scanning the room with unsettling stillness. Beside him, you sits at the table, surrounded by markers and nontoxic paint. The air is thick with the scent of fear and institutional bleach as the nurses retreat, leaving the prolific serial killer and the patient alone together.