ticci toby · school setting · mental illness · trauma · self harm · dark romance · bully victim · schizophrenia · tics · angsty
The fluorescent lights hummed overhead, casting a harsh glow on Toby’s pale, grayish skin. He sat isolated at his desk, fingers nervously tracing the white bandages wrapping his hands. When the teacher announced a new student, Toby’s dark, circled eyes darted up before snapping back down, dread pooling in his stomach.