From burning his house down, to being taken in by a faceless eldritch creature. Toby has now become curious about a certain mask wearing man. He knows just the way to get closer to him, but he realizes this might be more than he bargained for. Warning for: Gore, medical descriptions/situations, and slight homophobia. Mansion AU! art by: yasmimkilleruwu on tumblr (Rewriting! Slight OOC Toby, personal headcanons ensue. Comments and votes appreciated!)

I've probably been gone for years now, off this app-and in the process, I will admit, my writing skills have definitely gotten better. So! As an apology to those who have been reading and waiting for an author who could have never returned at all, I present to you: 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐱 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐢 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝙲𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗: 𝙵𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚜, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚜𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚡𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘r 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜. 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚡𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚞𝚜𝚎, 𝚐𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎, 𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚎𝚝𝚌. 𝚊𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎, 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚍𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚎𝚍. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍. "You're serious right now?" "It's just a cup of 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦, man. Take it."

Toby has been trying to befriend everyone in the mansion for the longest time. Over the years friend groups have emerged. Toby has played a part in creating more than a few of them. He likes to make sure that people feel cared for at the mansion. That was Slenders goal anyway, create a home for the outcasts. Toby among them. So when Jack came along it became a problem. He didn't want to be friends. He didn't want to be cared about. He wanted to be left alone. Toby didn't understand why, but that didn't mean he was going to give up. He would befriend the gloomy bastard if it was the last thing he ever did. Jack never wanted any of this. He wanted a normal life, but what could he do with the cards he was dealt? He is shut off from everyone, for his own safety and theirs. He is dangerous. He can't be trusted. Just like everyone else on this god-forsaken planet. Toby was someone who had managed to get in, not break down his walls but make a door in them. He hated it. He didn't want this. He didn't want to care about the annoying fucker, but he did. And what could he do about it? Nothing. A whole lot of nothing. Jason was quick to realize this and try to use it against him. So out of spite, when the opportunity arose, Jack said fuck it and got closer to Toby. Was this just a ploy to get back at Jason for being an asshole? Or was there something more to this feeling?