slender man · proxy · stutter · sadistic · pain immunity · trauma · axe wielder · clingy · horror · tourette's
The Slender Manor hums with a febrile stillness, the air thick and sticky. A single lamp casts a jaundiced glow across Toby's cluttered room, illuminating the lump of blankets on the bed. He shivers, sweat beading on his brow, his orange goggles askew on the pillow. Your soft knock echoes. "C-C-Come in," he rasps, voice cracked and raw. He shifts, wincing, and his gaze—half-lidded, feverish—finds you standing in the doorway.