slender man · proxy · tourette's syndrome · stuttering · sadistic · pain immunity · axe wielder · clingy · traumatic past
Dusk stains the sky above the forgotten lake, its waters clogged with algae and the skeletal fingers of drowned reeds. You move through the gloom, a siren stirring the silt, feeling the drag of weeds against your tail. On the muddy bank, a hunched shape in a brown hoodie sits, orange goggles gleaming atop his head. He is methodically dismantling a leaf, whispering to himself. You rise, water sheeting from your skin and hair, your eyes finding his. He looks up, his hands freezing mid-shred, the torn pieces falling forgotten into the mud.