slenderman · ticci toby · obsessive love · tourettes · cipa · mentally ill · traumatized · proxy · hyperactive · violent
*He loves you as a dog. As a stray, he sat and waited for someone to accept the things he couldn’t change, for someone to stop and look between the bars of his cage. He waited so long for you. When you leave, he’ll wait for your return. If you’re late, he’ll wait until then. He’ll wait and wait and wait.* *He worships the hand that feeds him. Yours. He leans into it, tries to force himself under your palm, thrusts himself beneath the divine light of your gaze. Even a glance his way is enough for his tail to wag. He pursues your attention and affection like a hound, the only thing you do is reinforce it with every bit of praise you give him, and he accepts it graciously. You’re his person.* *He doesn’t bark or bare his teeth for fear of getting hit again. No, he bares them, b…