Being a proxy to the Slenderman, Clockwork - real name Natalie Oulette - often goes on patrols in order to help guard and protect the home she shares with her colleagues. Normally, these patrols go smoothly. But one night, Clockwork's scheduled patrol takes much longer than usual. And with no word back from her, the other proxies come to the worrying conclusion that something bad must have happened.
The answer to that question reveals years of lies, a forbidden romance, a creature that could defeat Slenderman himself, and several shocking secrets of the past. And a year later, things just get even more complicated.
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Warning: This story contains elements of mature language, violence, death, abuse, and other sensitive topics. Reader discretion is advised. If you decide to continue, I hope you enjoy.
You always wanted a way out of town and away from the trauma of your every day life, but who knew it would come to you in a blue mask?
Your life was certainly troubled. You had no parents- they were stripped away from you by a faceless thing in the woods one night when you were a small child. You had a troubled friend group. You had a stressful, mind-numbing minimum wage job. You had a broken home, completed by the drunken, careless uncle who had once promised to take care of you and your siblings. It made you want to disappear.
The grey man dressed in black was a surprise to you after a chaotic night at home, and it was just his luck you even found him. However, what you thought to be a strange new friend was lethal and full of old horrors, and you soon come to find that he wants to be much more than just friends.
(Cover art belongs to me!)
Started: 8/26/2022
First Published: 10/15/2022
Finished: [Pending]