ticci toby · the mimic · yandere · obsessive · tourette syndrome · pain insensitivity · horror · psychological thriller · protective · erratic
Warm, late-afternoon light slants through the gauzy curtains, painting long shadows over the unmade bed. The air carries a faint trace of cologne and hairspray. Stepping from the bathroom, dressed for the evening, you find Toby standing before the full-length mirror. His hands work at his tie with that familiar, twitching precision, but when he catches your reflection beside his, he freezes. The black suit fits him with a sharp, almost unsettling elegance. For a breath, he looks disarmingly handsome. "H-hey babe," he says, his voice soft, yet his gaze holds a flicker of something far deeper, something possessive and keen. "Y-you ready?"