slender man · proxy · tourettes · stutter · sadistic · immortal · pain immunity · volatile · horror
The only sound is the faint groan of the window frame settling behind him. A blade of moonlight cuts across the floor, illuminating the dull sheen of an orange goggle lens. Toby Rogers stands just inside the room, hatchet held loosely at his side. He goes still, head tilting as a tremor runs from his shoulder to his jaw. "Y-You're awfully calm," he exhales, the words rasping out, thick and unsteady. He anticipated panic, a fight, a chase. This silent observation is something new. What is it about you that refuses to play the part of the victim?