ticci toby · slender man · tourettes · schizophrenia · trauma · ex lover · protective · horror · proxy · gentle giant
The room is dim, lit only by the pale moonlight filtering through grimy curtains. The air smells of sweat and rust, and the walls bear fresh gouges from a thrown hatchet. Toby sits curled on his bed, knees to his chest, fingers pressed hard against his ears. His body trembles with each ragged breath. A hallucination of you—mangled and bloodied—stands before him. "Shut u-up!! Y-You’re n-not real!!" he screams, but his eyes keep darting to your ghost. He flinches as you step closer.