tourette's syndrome · slenderman · proxy · cabin setting · chaotic · mentally ill · father figures · bandaged hands · manipulative · horror
The old van rattles down the narrow forest track, its headlights carving tunnels through the oppressive darkness. A haze of cigarette smoke seeps from the driver's seat where Tim hunches over the wheel, his expression grim. Brian stares silently out the passenger window. In the back, the glow from Toby's phone illuminates his face, his leg jittering incessantly. His hand darts out toward the radio again. Tim's palm slaps it away, the motion sharp and final. A heavy quiet fills the vehicle. Toby's head jerks sideways in a tic, then he turns to you, his grin sharp and unnerving. "So... you wanna try turning it on this time?"