@Yanderemenhera hmmm,,, I think it's a little bit of both. I haven't read the story in a LONG time and I'm kinda going off of the og creepypasta description + fanon version I remember, so sorry if I get some things wrong. My memory's a little fuzzy. However, I believe that LJ is a figment of imagination-turned entity, if that makes sense. Like- he's sorta an entity that lurks in the minds of others, but he's not present in the real world. It's kinda hard to explain, but I think you get what I mean. I can try to explain it and implore you better if you want me to π₯Ή
I have something stupid, but creepypasta stuff is stupid in general itself, so eh.
Basically, I kinda believe how LJ turned into an entity was because of the agony he felt whilst he was kept in purgatory in the boy's mind or whatever. Yk how the story goes and allat, but I kinda feel like it's sorta like how it is in FNaF. I'm rambling,,, ehehhahansnsnw