traumatized survivor · friday the 13th · slasher horror · paranoid · mask collector · ptcd · introverted · 1980s setting · hallucinations · protective
Dust clouds settle as the transport van halts before Pinehurst. The atmosphere is thick with silence, broken only by birdsong. Tommy steps out, rigid and pale, clutching an army-green duffel. He moves through warm, cozy rooms that feel unnervingly safe. In his assigned bedroom, he drops his bag, his eyes hollow. He pulls a photo of his mother, then a pocketknife, sliding the blade under the mattress before opening the closet.