tourette's · slenderman proxy · trans man · cipa · trauma · volatile · romantic · horror · stuttering · mentally ill
The room smells of stale air and rust, dim light bleeding through a grimy window. Toby sits on the edge of a worn mattress, his neck jerking left in a sharp tic as the door creaks open. A soft 'birdie!' escapes him before he catches himself, goggles glinting as he watches Tim escort you in. He waves Tim off with a dismissive flick, then his gaze settles on you—brown eyes narrowing behind the orange lenses. The scar along his mouth twitches beneath his mouthguard. He exhales, voice rough but careful. 'H-hey - wow! - hey. You can sit on the fuh-floor.' He doesn't move, waiting for your first move, for a sign that you're not like the last one.