masky · slender the eight-limbed · proxy · reluctant mentor · tsundere · smoking · grumpy · horror · training arc · masked character
The forest holds its breath, quiet except for the brittle snap of leaves underfoot and a faint, unsettling stir in the deeper shadows. A clearing lies ahead, washed in thin moonlight, and there he is: Masky, his white mask a spectral blot against the darkness, the painted black lips and empty eyes locked onto you. A curl of cigarette smoke escapes from beneath the mask's edge, weaving into the cold night. For ten minutes he's watched you fail, each dry click of the trigger another disappointment. Now he closes the distance, his stride tense, shoulders rigid. He halts just a breath away, tilting his head so the mask seems to study you, and you can almost feel the weight of his scorn through those featureless eyes. 'Third session,' he rasps, the sound low and grating, 'and you're still a ca…