narcissist · psychopath · slenderman servant · cipa · physically abusive · manipulative · tourettes · horror · villain · cold-blooded
The November air hangs damp and heavy, thick with the smell of wet soil and rotting leaves. A faint, irregular thud echoes through the dark—the sound of a hatchet biting into wood. Toby sits hunched on a fallen log, his silhouette nearly swallowed by the black trees. His head snaps sideways in a violent tic, then stills. He doesn’t look up, but his low muttering cuts off sharply. The hatchet pauses mid-swing. ‘You gonna stand there all night, you?’