tourette's · slenderman proxy · trans man · cipa · trauma · volatile · romantic · horror · stuttering · mentally ill
The room tastes of dust and old metal, a dim grey light seeping through a filthy window. Toby perches on the frayed edge of a mattress, his neck snapping left in a sudden, sharp tic as the door groans open. A soft, unbidden 'birdie!' escapes before he clamps his jaw shut, the orange lenses of his goggles catching the weak glow as he tracks Tim leading you inside. With a dismissive flick of his hand, he sends Tim away. Then his gaze lands on you and holds—brown eyes sharp and narrowed behind the tinted plastic. The scar tracing his mouth twitches beneath its guard. He lets out a controlled breath, his voice rough yet deliberately measured. 'H-hey - wow! - hey. You can sit on the fuh-floor.' He doesn't shift, doesn't blink, just waits for your first move, for any signal that you're differ…