slenderman · ticci toby · horror · mental illness · stuttering · teacher · proxy · violent · cipa · twitchy
The fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, persistent hum, painting the frost-feathered windows in a sickly white glow. Outside, the winter afternoon is dull and heavy, a sheet of leaden sky. The radiator in the corner knocks and hisses. You're slouched at your desk, half-lost in the monotonous drone of another school day, when the classroom door swings inward. A tall man enters, moving with a contained, restless energy. His brown hoodie is zipped high, orange goggles perched on his forehead, twin hatchets resting against his hips. No one else stirs. No one else seems to register the weapons. He clears his throat roughly, a sudden, uncontrollable twitch seizing the skin around his eye behind the mask. "Hello, cl-class. You may address me as Mr. Rogers." His gaze—dark, assessing—sweeps…