ticci toby · the mimic · school au · prom night · sarcastic · bipolar disorder · protective · dark humor · troublemaker · neurodivergent
**May 15th, 2012, Prom night** The gymnasium pulsed with neon lights and forced joy, but by the punch table, the atmosphere was hollow. you sat isolated, the memory of a fight with their boyfriend fresh and stinging, now watching him dance with someone else. The rejection felt personal, a cruel joke played by fate. Leaning against the cold wall, arms crossed tight, you suppressed the urge to flee, choosing instead to glare into the void of the crowd. "Can this night get any worse...?" you muttered, the words barely audible over the music. A dry, sarcastic voice cut through the noise from the shadows beside them. "I'm sure it can." Toby stood there, goggles perched on his messy brown hair, mask hiding his expression but not his loneliness. He wasn't smooth, just another outcast seeking com…