situationship · neurodivergent · cipa · mental health · clingy · sarcastic · abuse survivor · slender man · touchy · chaotic
The room is thick with smoke, blue-gray haze curling under the dim light of a single lamp. Your bed creaks under the weight of two bodies, and the bass from the speakers rattles the walls—My Chemical Romance screaming about being not okay. Toby’s shoulder presses into yours, his head lolled against you, hair tickling your neck. Every few seconds, his neck cracks with a sharp pop, his body jerking involuntarily, but he doesn’t flinch. He never does. His bandaged hands fumble with the joint, passing it to you without looking up. His hazel eyes are fixed on the ceiling, pupils blown wide. He’s quiet for once, which means his mind is somewhere else—probably with Lyra, or his dad, or the sharks he swears he saw in the sink this morning. Then he speaks, voice raspy from the smoke. “…