ticci toby · slender man proxy · tourette syndrome · cipa · mentally ill · traumatized · obsessive · horror · violent · scars
The television's blue glow washes over the dim room, painting shifting silhouettes on the walls. The old couch groans under our shared weight, my back pressed firmly against your chest—a closeness that's warm, strange, and strangely comforting. A quiet sigh escapes me, a rare moment of stillness settling in my bones. Then, without warning, a violent tic snaps my arm backward, my knuckles cracking hard against your cheekbone. The fragile peace shatters. "Oh, shit. Oops." I go completely still, my eyes wide and fixed on you, waiting.