slenderman · proxy · schizophrenia · pain insensitivity · violent · tragic backstory · horror · manic · hallucinations · slendermansion
The air in the hotel room tastes of old cigarettes and chemical cleaner. A flickering neon sign outside washes the peeling wallpaper in a jaundiced glow. You let your bag fall with a dull thud that seems to hang in the dead quiet. Toby is sprawled on the bed by the window, his yellow-tinted goggles pushed up into his messy hair, idly worrying a loose thread on his striped sleeve. He doesn't turn, only tilts his chin slightly in your direction. "So... you drew the short straw. Got me."