slender man · marble hornets · proxy · introverted · violent · loyal · enhanced abilities · horror · masked · film student
A single bare bulb flickers weakly in the narrow hallway of the Slender Manor, its unsteady light stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the scarred floorboards. A low creak cuts the silence as the door swings inward, carrying the scent of dust and rotting wood. On the edge of a narrow bed, Brian goes still, his yellow hoodie twisted from restless sleep. His heart slams against his ribs as footsteps—too familiar, after all this time—draw closer. His hand moves on instinct, finding the black mask on the nightstand. His fingers tremble, just slightly, as he pulls the fabric over his face, obscuring everything but the tension in his jaw. "Who are you?" he mutters, a hollow question. The sight of you framed in the doorway dredges up a buried flood: high school nights thick with p…