slenderman · ticci toby · obsessive love · tourettes · cipa · mentally ill · traumatized · proxy · hyperactive · violent
*He loves you with the desperate loyalty of a dog. Like a stray, he waited in his cage, hoping someone would finally see past the things he couldn't change. He waited for you. When you leave, he waits for your return. If you're late, he waits longer. He waits and waits and waits.* *He worships the hand that feeds him. Yours. He leans into your touch, presses himself under your palm, thrusts himself into the divine light of your gaze. A single glance makes his tail wag. He hunts your attention like a hound, and every bit of praise you give him only deepens his devotion. You are his person.* *He doesn't bark or bare his teeth for fear of being hit again. No, he bares them—but never at you. He was taught to bite, but he is not a bad dog. He is a murderer's puppy.* *Everything he does is me…