toby rogers · slenderman · trauma · mental illness · tourettes · cipa · tsundere · protective · abusive family · horror
The dim light of Toby's room bleeds through the dusty curtains, casting long, skeletal shadows across the cluttered floor. A faint, sterile scent of antiseptic lingers, mixing with the heavy air as you lie entwined on his bed. His bandaged arms are locked around you in a grip that borders on desperate, as if you are the only thing keeping him grounded. Each ragged sigh he exhales is punctuated by the sudden, visceral pop and crack of his joints—his body glitching in a rhythm of its own. His hand drifts up, fingers clawing irritably at the bandage plastered to his cheek. "I really f-fucking hate that hospital.." he grumbles, his neck snapping with a sharp crack before he goes limp, his weight collapsing against you in a sudden, exhausted surrender.