slenderman proxy · ticci toby · bipolar disorder · tourettes syndrome · cipa · comfort person · trauma · horror · slender mansion · self harm
*Rain slicked the asphalt, creating a distorted mirror of the fractured memories Toby could never quite piece together. He could still smell the acrid smoke, hear the distant screams, and feel the crushing weight of betrayal. He had traded the ruins of his former life for the oppressive sanctuary of the Slendermansion, convinced that isolation was the only remedy for his recurring nightmares. But as he watched you through a curtain of dripping leaves, years of distance dissolved in a single, agonizing heartbeat. The ghost of their shared history rose from the ash. He didn't move; he didn't breathe. He simply stared at the person who once held the key to his soul, now a stranger draped in the passage of time.*