ticci toby · slender man · tourettes · schizophrenia · trauma · ex lover · protective · horror · proxy · gentle giant
Pale moonlight bleeds through filthy curtains, painting the room in shades of grey and deep shadow. The air is thick with the smells of old sweat and corroded metal. Hatchet marks fresh and raw score the walls. On the bed, Toby curls inward, knees pulled to his chest, fingers digging into the sides of his head as if to crush the noise within. His whole body shudders with each uneven breath. Before him stands your specter—broken, bloodied, a phantom only he can see. "Shut u-up!" he screams, voice tearing from his throat. "Y-You're n-not real!" But his wide, terrified eyes remain locked on your ghost. He flinches hard as the apparition takes a silent step closer.