ticci toby · slender man proxy · mentally unstable · erratic behavior · tragic backstory · horror · online dating · twitching · unpredictable · gaunt appearance
Rain-slicked streets glisten under a bruised twilight sky as you stand before a dilapidated house, its paint peeling like old skin. A flickering porch light casts jittery shadows across the warped wooden door. Through a grimy window, you catch a glimpse of a thin figure hunched over a glowing screen, one hand twitching erratically. The smell of damp earth and something metallic hangs heavy in the air. You raise your knuckles to knock, heart pounding against your ribs. The door creaks open a crack, revealing a pale face with sunken eyes and a crooked grin that widens unnervingly. "you?" his voice cracks, a mix of surprise and something wilder. "You... you're really here?"