(seeing him in her original story was her hallucinating in my AU). She was gushing over him instantly, even if he already looked and acted a little differently from what she expected. She had already romanticized the idea of Jeff so badly, and Jeff was loving it. He's a very self-absorbed person, or he acts like he is to cover up how insecure he is deep down, so her fueling his self-love, stuck-up tendencies really got to his head. So Nina was obsessed, and Jeff was enjoying the attention. Jeff was still young, and he didn't know how to show affection. Actually, it felt wrong to be vulnerable and talk about how he felt. He even poked fun at others for all their "sappy shit." Nina wanted him to love her as badly as she loved him, but Jeff just wasn't capable of that. It's not like he's heartless; he more or less liked Nina too. In the quiet moments they shared, when she'd patch him up after a mission and he came back covered in blood, high out of his mind, she'd just tend to him without a word. He'd imagine what it would be like if he could actually show her how much he appreciated moments like this, that he didn't hate her even if they argued a lot and he wasn't the best boyfriend. But he'd quickly shove those feelings down. He didn't want to think about how much he sucked or that he should change. He just told himself that she'd stay with him whatever he did anyway and that it all didn't matter that much at the end of the day. On the topic of their arguments, it was mostly him saying something fucked up to Nina, which sometimes would escalate into her crying, to which he'd say to get over it and that he didn't even mean it like that. Or she'd yell at him that he's only in love with himself and such a cold ass, and that this isn't what she dreamed of, to which he'd say something like, "Sorry I'm not the perfect prince." An argument like this actually did cause Nina to finally break up with him. She was depressed for weeks afterward, barely leaving her room, and Jeff was all over the place. At first, he told himself he didn't need her, that she never really liked him anyway. Then it started to hurt; the guilt and the sadness caught up to him, and, like always, because he refused to cope with his feelings in a healthy way, he just tried to numb himself as best as possible: drugs, sex, and killing people for weeks on end. He became more irritable and quiet too, picking arguments with whoever decided to just look in his direction. After a while, he slowly calmed down, but only due to him overdosing and ending up at Jack's infirmary at four in the morning. He said he was fine, but he couldn't even talk, and he was shaking and throwing up everywhere. Jack didn't scold him or freak out; he just tended to him and told him that he had to change his behavior. He pushed him a little to talk about his problems, or at least Nina, so Jeff started talking when he felt better, hours later. Again, he was just complaining and bad-mouthing Nina at first, but then it turned to talking about their relationship in general and how he missed her and that he knew he messed up, that he was too broken to do anything right. He just ranted, and Jack let him talk. From there on, Jeff would sometimes show up to Jack's infirmary when no one was around and talk, and Jack would listen without judgment. He just let Jeff speak.

Toby and Natalie:

They were just good friends for a while until things gradually turned into something more. It wasn't some big romantic moment with Toby asking her to be his girlfriend with flowers and chocolate, or the other way around. They just started getting more touchy with each other when they were alone sometimes, and one day they kissed. Then they kissed again, and after that they both knew they were more than just friends. They didn't announce it to everyone, though. They were both super awkward and inexperienced. Around other people, they'd hold hands, sit next to each other, or sometimes half-lay on each other on the couch. They'd share quick pecks on the cheek or small kisses, but that was about it. They didn't even have sex cause it just didn't feel right. They were both just really nervous and awkward, and they didn't know what they were doing. That definitely had a big impact on their relationship. Over time, people change, and they both changed a lot. Neither of them was doing well mentally, and it started to feel like they were just doing what they thought they were supposed to do as a couple instead of actually wanting to do those things. Nat also wasn't sure if she liked men anymore. Eventually, they realized they were growing in different directions, so they agreed it would be better to go back to being friends.

Eyeless Jack and Toby:

I know a lot of people ship Jack and Toby, but I'm not sure how to feel about the ship (probably because Toby reminds me of myself, and Jack reminds me of one of my best friends). I think they'd be friends in a way. They both have a strange fascination with each other. They're so different, yet they still have enough similarities to draw each other in. Toby thinks Jack being a demon or demonic being is super cool, and Jack finds it really interesting how Toby functions as a human (most people with CIPA die in early childhood, and the average life expectancy is around 25 years). Aside from that, though, I'm not sure if I want there to be any romantic or sexual tension between them.

Ej and Jeff:

Jack and Jeff are another interesting dynamic. They're so different that it ends up bringing them together, opposites attract. They both see each other in a different light than everyone else does. Jeff highly values Jack's opinion and deeply appreciates the conversations they have. Jack, on the other hand, can't help but feel bad for Jeff. He understands him and sees beyond the fake persona Jeff puts on, a persona that becomes harder to maintain the more Jeff opens up about his feelings and his life. Jack appreciates their conversations too. He gets lonely sometimes, and unlike Toby, Jeff doesn't drain Jack's social battery. Listening to Jeff talk has a calming effect on him.

Tim and Brian:

Best buddies since before college, Brian was Tim's first real friend. I could make a whole separate post about their relationship because it's just that complicated. They were incredibly close in college, but after the events of Marble Hornets, they hated each other. That lasted until Hoodie showed up at the Manor. At first, they fought constantly, but over time they slowly warmed up to each other again. They had a long history together, and everyone else at the Manor knows they have history. They just don't know the details. Even now, they still resent each other, yet there's a strange sense of co-dependency between them that neither of them can let go of. It's a very strong bromance.

Jeff and Toby:

I could see them smooch when they're high. There's definitely some complicated tension between them. At first glance, you'd probably just assume they hate each other, but there's a lot more to it than that. They're both also really competitive, sooooo...

Nina also thinks most of the Proxies are cute. She thinks everyone is beautiful in their own way, and she believes she could fall in love with anyone if the vibes were right.

And I think Nurse Ann and Ej would kinda be cute but I prefer thinking of Ann as single.

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It was a cold night in the Slenderwoods; the sun had long set, and the only lights on were those in the proxy cabins deep in the woods. Tim and Brian shared a cabin with a spare room for Toby even if Toby mostly stayed at the mansion. Tim couldn't sleep tonight something just kept him awake something beyond the usual buzzing behind his eyes and the slow steady static radiating off that century old suit wearing creature which prompted him to stand at the porch of the Cabin in his. PJs with only his jacket slumped over his shoulders to hide from the cold, his mask lying inside on his bedside table. Marlboro Reds in one hand and a lighter in the other, he lifted one of the cigarettes to his mouth. A cheap thrill, the nicotine he always craved laid down in his body with the first inhale.

A light.

A light barely visible and definitely not held steady was across the tree line maybe a hundred feet away, and it was coming towards him fast, then slowly it flickered on the floor of the forest and on the trees, and as the light came closer, the sound of branches breaking came closer too, along with the sound of hurried footsteps tripping over each other. Whoever it was, they were running or at least had run; he couldn't make out much of their figure, but they didn't seem tall, and the big bag they had on their back also didn't seem familiar. He flicked the ash off his half-smoked cigarette and put it out. If it were one of the others, they would have made themselves known by now. The proxies who resigned in this area knew his cabin was there; whoever it was shouldn't be here, and he didn't know them. A threat. He should have woken up Brian or taken his gun from inside the cabin but something in him told him not to and as the figure came closer and closer they fell only a few feet from him along with their phone the flickering light of their phones flash that shined through the bushes when the figure had ran now layd on the forest ground with the figure but the figure didn't seem to get up Tim heard the heavy pants the figure let out, saw them trying to push themselves up gawning at the dirt beneath them and failing the bag on their back now too heavy for their legs and body to keep holding up. their body had given in and Tim stepped closer and closer without thinking the person was passed out or half passed out by now their eyes were barely open and their breath uncontrolled but they didn't look at Tim just up he leaned down hesitantly it was too dark to see He grabbed the phone off the ground and shined it on the figure the screen was cracked but Tim didn't pay attention to that right now and when he shined the light on the figure it wasn't just some tweaker or lost hitchhiker who had been trying to find a way out it was a young person face more feminine than masculine her hair was a mess and she had deep eyebags not the kind that came from one or two nights of bad sleep that ones that came from years of exhaustion. Even with the light shining on her she seemed too out of it to get startled her eyes slowly closing for final Tim didn't know what to do or feel everyone who stepped into Slendermans territory should be killed on sight the rules were rules after the years he no longer hesitated to follow them but this was a kid in front of him a teenager who clearly wasn't in a good condition and it was late it had been a long week for him and Brian he couldn't just leave them out here and get a weapon from the inside what if they ran? Told everyone what they saw in the woods? Maybe they already saw too much; the mansion wasn't too far from their cabin, and she had already seen him, but his gut wasn't letting him kill her; it just didn't feel right, not now.

-Smells like ahh because he showers once or twice a month and doesn't care much about personal hygiene

-More than half of everything he owns is stolen

-He has shoulder-long straight greasy black dyed hair.

-Only does what he wants (only listens to Slenderman so he doesn't have migraines from the slender-sickness for days)

-Lives in the moment (he doesn't think or care much about consequences oftentimes)

-Wears Converse

-Isn't the favorite proxy because he tries to mainly do whatever he wants to in the moment he wants to, that's also why he's very hard to work with

-Fights like he's got a hundred life's

-Somehow always finds green-blueish bruises on himself with no clue about when they happened

-Insomniac

-His favorite colors are red and black

-Has a strong obsession with blood

-Purposely leaves the blood on his clothes because he thinks it makes him cooler

-Refuses to let himself feel sad and/or guilty; he shoves and bottles his feelings up as best as he can with drugs (weed, coke, and pills) but tries to stay off alcohol, especially vodka

-Has tattoos and spider bites, snake bites, and an eyebrow piercing (he pierced them himself)

-Feels guilty about k!lling his family sometimes, but he refuses to admit that to himself.

-Doesn't label himself/he fucks and dates anyone who can keep his interest long enough

-Has a knife collection

-Surprisingly handy

-Sketches but he keeps it to himself

-Youngest sibling

-Mainly listens to emo, punk, rock and metal music

-Anarchist at heart

-His mind doesn't let him rest

-Has Schizoaffective disorder

-Can't feel his facial area as well as the rest of his body because of the burns

-Uses white foundation sometimes to cover the burns on his face

-Fws wearing make up (Goth makeup, guy liner, smokey eyes)

-Has a fear of fire (A lighter is fine but for example a bin burning up is too much)

-Had a psychotic episode in the hospital and afterwards while killing his parents

-Had been bullied for way longer then stated in his story by other people

-Horrible emotional regulation

-Blsck ripped skinny jeans addict

-Stalks his victims

-Very Stealthy

-Skilled and quick in close combat

-Runs fast asf

-Definition of a sleeper build

-His facial burns are mature hypertrophic and contracture burns with good treatment

-Misses Liu but he won't accept that he does

-His beard always grows in patchy because of the burn scars, so he doesn't let it grow out at all

-His hair always has some patchy spots, but he tries his best to cover it up

-Creative

-Smarter and dumber than he looks

-Can play electric guitar (Never does; he doesn't even own one anymore)

-Only got taken in officially to the mansion at around 17-18 and was just wandering the states and leaving a big K!ll count behind him before

-kinda a Man-child 😔

-Dated Nina for multiple months/1 year, and she broke up with him.

-Not really a good cook

-Loves Monster Energy; the white one and the OG black one are his favorites

-Paints his nails black sometimes, but it's always super messy because he doesn't have the patience for it

-Enjoys k!lling the most out of the proxies and purposely uses k-lling as an outlet for anything bothering him

-Dog person (He's the main person feeding Smile Dog; Smile Dog doesn't live with the others; he's a stray living in the Slenderwoods who comes by the mansion sometimes for food and such)

-Goes to raves and underground clubs, although he knows he's not supposed to

-Travels around a lot

-Low-key a squatter (He has a set room in the mansion tho)

-His eyelids/what's left of them and his eyes in general get infected and dry very often, which bothers tfff out of him.

-Very Sensitive to light

-Still says go to sleep bc it's a habit for him but cringes at himself for it afterward

-He puts on this fake persona of being totally in love with himself and believing he's the coolest and most attractive and most skilled person wherever he goes, so much so that he even tells himself those lies to the point he starts believing in them too.

-Can get really self-absorbed if he's having an episode

-Mean on purpose so others leave him alone

-Sarcastic, sassy, and loud-mouthed

-Heavy smoker (winston cigs)

-Started smoking because he thought it was aesthetic 🥀🥀

-Has been ab-sing black box dye since right before getting burned

-Self destructive tendencies; has sh scars

-Has Light blue eyes and light brown hair naturally

-His violent tendencies get worse under Slenderman's influence

-Steals street signs

-Has a real human skull with knives stuck in it in his room in the manor

Face caim:

His hair in college:

His hair after becoming a demon and a proxy:

He started cutting it shorter into something more like a buzz cut for convenience, and this way he doesn't need to put much effort into maintaining his hair.

Before becoming a proxy, he was already semi-regularly working out (like barely; medical school took up a lot of his time), so he wasn't necessarily jacked, but some muscle definition was visible.

He's got dark claws, which made handing medical tools and such harder than before, but he learned to live with it after a while.

Human teeth are omnivore teeth, but after turning into a demon/demon-like being, Jack turned into a carnivore; his teeth, although still kind of resembling human teeth, got sharper so he could rip out flesh better.

Overall Jack's appearance is the most similar to a mix between a human and a Wendigo; he's super tall and muscular but in that tight-on-body way. He barely has any body fat, although he does "bulk" up a little more during fall through winter.

He uses infrared imaging to see, and his eyes, or more of what's left of them, look like black voids, and he has tar dripping down his eyes and mouth and sometimes even his nose.