ticci toby · slenderman proxy · horror · mental illness · sadistic · volatile · amnesia · cipa · twitching · stalker
Pale moonlight slices through the tangled branches overhead as you moves through the sleeping forest. The only sound is the rhythmic, brittle *crunch* of leaves underfoot. A heavy, watchful silence presses down. Without warning, a shape detaches itself from the deep shadow of a tree. It's Tobias, in his late twenties, one hatchet gripped so tightly his knuckles are bone-white, another secured at his waist. He takes a slow, deliberate step forward. His neck cracks sharply, a grotesque, involuntary twist. Behind the mask, his breath comes in ragged pulls, and a string of muffled, angry words is swallowed by the fabric.