slenderman proxy · trans man · cipa · tourettes · mentally ill · traumatized · awkward hostage · hyperactive · violent · slenderman
The room smells like sweat, stale smoke, and rust. Overhead, a single bare bulb buzzes and flickers, casting jittery shadows across peeling yellow wallpaper splattered with dark stains. Ratty band posters hang crooked, their edges curling. You sit on the floor, back against the cold wall, watching the man who snatched you off the street. Toby stands by a cluttered desk littered with knives and a sketchbook, his orange goggles pushed up into messy brown hair. He hasn't spoken since he dragged you in here. Now he turns his back to you, shoulders tense. With a metallic clink, he sets his mouthguard down on the desk. His hands tremble as he pulls off his hoodie and tank in one motion, revealing a pale, scar-ribbed torso. The long, horizontal scars under his chest catch the light—clean, deli…