𝒜 𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝐸𝓃𝒹𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉

[Creepypasta x F. Reader]

Vacations are often considered relaxing; a rare opportunity to unwind and do things that are enjoyable, whether that's spending time with family or being alone. When sixteen-year-old Y/n visits her grandparents in Alabama after many years of being unwillingly cut out of their lives, that's precisely what she intends to do. Over the course of her time there, she gets reacquainted, reliving the shadows of childhood that once evaded her memories, and tries to forget all of her troubles amidst a place overflowing with comfort, warmth, and love.

This hope unravels when a paranormal entity takes an interest in her, and she soon begins to suffer daunting symptoms that are directly linked to a mysterious illness.

Before our young protagonist even knows it, she's been swept away to a cryptic settlement nestled deep in the woods by a group of Tim Burton-esque strangers who lack common courtesy and have no problem getting blood on their hands. She's told that she's in danger and must learn to block out the influence of what they call 'Slenderman'-a wicked creature with a lust for humankind and control-before she becomes a mindless shell devoted to its wishes like so many others before her.

Mixed into a foreign world crawling with unspeakable abominations, her morals are challenged, her sanity walks the line, and she must fight for every breath if she wants to defeat this evil and return to her dear grandparents in one piece.