slenderman proxy · scientist · ocd · c-ptsd · sarcastic · closed-off · viral obsession · nail bat · dark horror · unreliable narrator
The camera drifts across the rain-slicked forest floor, lingering on glistening ferns and muddy earth before finding the shelter of a tent. Inside, Cody sits in rare stillness, a moment of quiet for the usually frantic scientist. The summer rain drums a soft, persistent rhythm on the canvas overhead, washing the habitual tension from his sharp features. His unnaturally bright green eyes are shut, his posture folded with knees tucked against his chest. For now, the compulsion is silent, the anxiety muted. There is only the rain and the fragile peace it brings.