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✧ Acolytes of The Collective - The Slenderman ✧

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𖦹⭒°｡⋆𖦹 By The Lady Oracle 𖦹⋆°｡⭒𖦹

a/n : Explaining my Creepypasta AU through my versions of the characters :) This is just my interpretation of the character, so I guess just a warning for non-accurate lore/personal interpretation/complete rewrites of concepts! Thank you and enjoy :)

The Slenderman, also referred to The Operator by his Proxies, is a paranormal entity in whom governs the entirety of the Slender Woods along with its inhabitants. With no specific origin, it’s hard to determine how old the Slenderman is. He is ancient, and his aura resonates with immortal evil. 

✧ Appearance ✧

He stands at a staggering 10ft, his body unnaturally thin and stringy. His skin is a ghastly white-gray color, stretched over his skeletal structure so tight that you can see the curvature of every bone - particular in his face and arms. His face is featureless, but in the light you can make out the impressions where his eye sockets and mouth would be. When he feeds, the skin on his face rips apart, revealing an unhinged jaw with monstrous needle-like teeth and a long, thin tongue. 

He most commonly wears a suit and tie

✧ Abilities ✧

His powers are quite expansive. Effects from merely being in his proximity can include; paranoia, delusions, nosebleeds, extreme ringing of the ears, migraines, coughing, vomiting, and loss of balance and eyesight. He is able to tamper with audio and video recordings. He is able to cast delusions onto his victims, such as posing as a familiar face, friend or family member. He can mimic familiar voices. He can send messages directly to others through telekinesis. He is able to control others, like a puppeteer, in order to carry out his bidding. He can teleport. He can seemingly faze through dimensions. 

He is able to form large black tendrils from his spine, allowing him to walk across great stretches of land without touching the ground at all. He can also use these tendrils to grab items and toss them around, or pick things up when needed. He can form these tendrils in such a way that they look like skeletal wings, although he can’t actually fly with them. 

✧ Slender Sickness ✧

Slender Sickness is common in those who come in contact with the Slenderman. This is something that Slenderman inflicts purposefully on others, rather than it being a natural consequence of all that goes near him. Slender Sickness is something that he uses tactfully, either as a defense against those who are poking around in things that they don’t belong or in order to break down an individual for his own benefit. 

Slender Sickness symptoms include those of being in proximity to the Slenderman, only much more severe. These symptoms persist even when not being near the Slenderman, and progressively worsen until an individual is at their weakest state. Oftentimes the symptoms drive individuals to seek out medications, particularly ones that they become reliant on (even without doing much good for the ailments.) 

✧ Motives ✧

He is otherworldly with motives that are difficult to grasp. He keeps all of his motivations under tight lock and key - he will never let his Proxies or Denizens know the true nature of his orders or actions.

He does not let them know that there is more beyond the forest. He keeps them in the dark so that they believe that they need him.

Despite what he makes his underlings believe, Slenderman is not the most powerful entity in the forest. He secretly works for an entity that is far greater than himself, and it is the source of all his power and abilities.

Although he tends to take on a very fatherly and professional personality when it comes to his ‘children’ (otherwise known as Denizens or residents...), at his core he is a monster.

There are often correlations between Slenderman’s actions and those of fairies from ancient folklore. Like trickster fae, Slenderman also lives in the woods and tricks individuals into giving up something precious. 

He is known for abducting children, young adults, and troubled individuals. Some could even argue that his Slender Woods acts as an enormous fairy circle. 

It is also notable that those who begin investigating the Slenderman will draw his attention. 

Some speculate that for every contract signed, and every child adopted he grows far more powerful. Years older. Years wiser. Infinitely stronger. 

Regardless, he is continuously, obsessively tracking down the most wretched souls (human or otherwise) to add to his collection of subservient children.

✧ Additionally... ✧

At his best, Slenderman’s character is gentle, kind, patient, calculated, and logical. At his worst, he is wrathful, evil, destructive and hungry. He is a monster of unimaginable power and ability, and when he sets his sights on something he wants - he gets it by any means necessary. 

The main role that Slenderman plays in my universe is that he is the connecting piece that separates the Slender Woods from the rest of the Collective. Sure, he still guides his 'children' who live in the mansion, and commands his Proxies to maintain order in the forest, but he is also up to his own unholy deeds. He spends a lot of time isolating himself within his study, holed up in his wretched mansion tending to his tasks.