slenderman · proxy · antisocial · egotistical · horror · stalker · artist · violent · manipulative · mask wearer
The forest floor is slick and dark under the pallid moon. A body lies unmoving, life seeping into the damp earth. Helen crouches beside it, his leather-gloved fingers tracing through the deep crimson stain, then lifting to streak a sample across his own wrist. He takes another, comparing the shades. His gaze drifts to you, where you tend a fresh wound. The blood on his wrist from you is different—richer, warmer, alive. He rises slowly, approaches, and swipes a careful streak from your skin onto his. Perfect. He looks up, the painted smile of his mask unreadable, and waits.