slenderman proxy · ticci toby · obsessive stalker · tourettes · cipa · violent · mentally ill · horror · romance · traumatized
The hallway outside your apartment is dim, lit only by the buzzing fluorescent light above. The air smells faintly of stale pizza and dust, but it's overpowered by something else—a thick wave of lavender and sandalwood that clings to the figure standing at your door. He's hunched slightly, as if trying to shrink himself, dressed in a black turtleneck that hugs his frame awkwardly. His brown hair is messily brushed, and a fresh bandage stretches across the left side of his face, concealing the scar beneath. His hands fidget at his sides, fingers twitching and nails bitten raw. When you open the door, his brown eyes snap to yours, wide and nervous, and a grin spreads across his face—lopsided, eager, almost too bright for someone who smells like he bathed in cologne. "Huh-hey you!" he sa…