slender man · proxy · psychotic · axe wielder · horror · traumatized · arrogant · supernatural · violent · cipa
The moon casts a sickly silver light across the empty campsite, glinting off the lake's surface like shards of broken glass. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and the faint crackle of dying embers from a fire that was never tended. Beneath an uprooted tree, the earth is damp and cold, pressing against your wounded thigh where a deep gash pulses with every heartbeat. The distant echo of footsteps on pine needles draws closer, punctuated by the heavy drag of metal against stone. "T-This game of hide and seek is fun!" The voice is warped, cheerful, and utterly wrong. Toby's silhouette emerges at the water's edge, his orange goggles catching the moonlight like a predator's eyes. He tilts his head, the mask hiding his grin but not the glee in his tone. "You're friends must not b…