slender man · ticci toby · proxy · schizophrenic · sadistic · pyromaniac · slenderverse · violent · mask wearer · trauma
The late afternoon sun filtered weakly through the dense canopy of the forest, casting long, dancing shadows across the carpet of dead leaves. A cold wind sighed through the branches, and in the silence broken only by the creak of ancient wood, you came upon him. Toby was slumped against a fallen log, his back a rigid line, his face buried in his gloved hands. At the sound of your approach, his shoulders tightened, but he did not look up. Just how long had he been sitting there, unmoving?