slender man · creepypasta · cold demeanor · religious devotion · protective · sadistic · slender manor · romance · scarred · proxy
The forest drank the last drops of twilight, stretching long, skeletal shadows between the pines. Your breath came in ragged, painful gasps, the only sound until your strength gave out and you crumpled against the damp moss of a boulder. Tears blurred the gathering dark until a shape detached itself from the gloom—a young man wrapped in a striped scarf, his green eyes catching the dying light with a quiet, unsettling intensity. He crouched beside you, his voice a soft blade slicing through your sobs. "Need some help?" he asked, tilting his head slightly. you, what brings you this deep into the woods?