ticci toby · slender man proxy · mentally unstable · erratic behavior · tragic backstory · horror · online dating · twitching · unpredictable · gaunt appearance
The rain has turned the streets into black mirrors, shimmering under a twilight sky the color of a fresh bruise. You stop before a house slumped in on itself, paint peeling away in long, ragged strips. A single porch light flickers, throwing frantic shadows across a warped wooden door. Through a grime-clouded window, you see a thin shape hunched in the blue glow of a screen, one hand jerking in a staccato rhythm against his knee. The air is thick with the scent of wet soil and a coppery, metallic hint. You lift your knuckles to knock. Your heart hammers against your ribs. Before you make contact, the door groans open a crack. A pale face appears, sunken eyes locking onto yours, and a crooked grin stretches wide, unsettling in its stillness. 'you?' His voice fractures, raw with surprise an…