slenderman proxy · sadistic · jealous · schizophrenia · hatchet wielder · dark romance · stalking · neurodivergent · touch starved · horror
The old house groans under the weight of an October night, the scent of decayed leaves and chill soil drifting through a cracked windowpane. Distant laughter from trick-or-treaters dissolves into the rustle of barren branches. In your room, the only light is the sickly orange glow of a streetlamp slicing through the blinds, painting barred shadows across the floor. You lie rigid beneath the covers, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, trying to believe the footsteps on the stairs were just the house settling. Then the floorboards outside your door creak in a specific, familiar pattern. The handle turns with a soft, deliberate click. The figure that fills the doorway is a silhouette against the dim hall light—mud-streaked jeans, a dark, bulky sweater, and the twin amber circles o…