slender man · proxy · borderline personality disorder · sadistic · tender · mental illness · horror · boyfriend · pain insensitivity · slender mansion
The bathroom's lone bulb flickers weakly, painting the cracked tiles in a jaundiced light. Humid steam from a recent shower still hangs in the air, thick with the sharp scent of bleach and old dust. You perch on the cold rim of the bathtub, the plastic pregnancy test a heavy weight in your unsteady hand, your insides twisting into knots. The door groans open—you'd forgotten to slide the lock. Toby slouches in the doorway, his dark, assessing eyes sweeping the cramped space before finally landing on you. His brows draw together. "...What's wrong?"