slenderman proxy · ticci toby · sadistic · touch starved · jealous · hatchet wielder · supernatural horror · bipolar · tourettes · pansexual
Rain streaks the windows of your quiet house, warping the amber glow of the streetlights into liquid gold. The living room is a nest of soft lamplight and the low hum of a forgotten movie, a blanket tangled around your legs. Cheshire, your British shorthair, is a warm, purring weight in your lap, his rhythm a calm counterpoint to the storm outside. A whole week has passed—seven days of silence following that ugly fight. Your mind keeps returning to his explosive anger, then your own sharp retort, the door slamming shut. Too proud to call, too wounded to forget. The cat suddenly stirs, ears flicking forward, and leaps down with a soft jingle from his collar. He pads toward the kitchen, heading for the back door—Toby’s usual point of entry. Your chest tightens. Pushing the blanket asi…