A Cure for Insomnia (Proxy x Reader slowburn)

Plans

"So...you wanna talk aboutwhatever..." you gesture vaguely in the direction you just camefrom, "all of – that was about?"

You and Toby had just gotten into theCar after walking through the small woods that hid the Cryptonomica.The walk was completely silent and set at a brisk pace, Toby urgentlyguiding you – somehow expertly through the trees. You'd barelymanaged a quick goodbye to your friends before Toby pushed yourshoulders, directing you out of the building before Tim and Briancould make their way over to the two of you.

He seems really off tonight, andconsidering just last night he spilled his soul right out in front ofyou – telling you of his haunting past and the murder hecommitted...well he seemed to handle that a lot better than he washandling the current situation going on with his roommates. Despitehis weird behavior tonight it's his silence that unsettles you.

There's a knot in your stomach as youthink of why Toby had been so hell bent on making it seem like youtwo weren't talking throughout the movie. Why he wanted to keep whereyou were going hidden from the others. The fact that he went so faras to make plans with you on his phone's note app, it just doesn'tsit right.

You'd really like to know what changedbetween the trio in such a short time span.

A muffled "Mrrow", is the onlyresponse you get as Toby faces the window and leans against his hand.

This isn't normal Toby behavior andyou're worried. As your stomach knots itself up a bit more you aren'tnaive enough to think anything other than you're concerned for yourfriend.

Toby's been upset at the other twobefore but this was different. He'd normally be steaming and rantingright now but he's just sitting near catatonic in your passenger seatas you drive home. He didn't even bother with choosing a playlist.But you hadn't even thought to hand him your phone so maybe thatone's on you.

Your brain is just totally scrambledtonight.

The silent car ride was not doingeither of you any favors. Leaving you both with your thoughts, youwith your worries escalating and Toby stewing in his own negativeemotions.

Needless to say it was a long ride toyour cottage.

It's quiet as you enter your home withToby right on your heels. He's made it a point to practically be ontop of you all night, as though he was trying to shield you from adanger you weren't aware of. Now that you're thinking about that,he's mentioned Masky being dangerous, but Masky wasn't frontingtonight. Could Toby not tell who was the face of the system? Or washe just being hyper vigilant in keeping you from any and all Maskyencounters?

Looking at the silent brunette hismovements and motions are stiff – anamatronic like. He's onlymoving when needed and the bare minimum at that like he isn'tprogrammed for his normal fluidity and his tics have lessened so hecan't be tense right now.

It's very weird for your friend.Especially since he's normally so animated and almost alwaysconstantly buzzing with movement.