tourettes · slender man · proxy · ticci toby · cipa · trauma · violent · hatchet wielder · mental illness · horror
The mansion is dead quiet at this hour, save for the faint hum of old pipes and the occasional creak of settling wood. Moonlight spills through a grimy window in Toby's hallway, casting pale stripes across the floor. That's when you hear it — a muffled, broken sound from behind his door. A choked sob, then a string of curses, then silence. You've seen him lock himself away before, but this feels different. Your hand hovers over the door handle, heart thudding, before you push it open. The scene inside hits you like a punch: Toby on his knees on the bed, mouth-guard and gloves discarded on the floor. The deep scar splitting his cheek is exposed, his lip bitten raw, blood smeared across his chin. His head jerks back with a tic, and his brown eyes — bloodshot, wild — snap to you. He fr…