✁ You always sort of knew. ✃

Your childhood friend had been quiet since the start. He preferred sitting by you silently to conversation. Still, you stuck together. And he never left. Not even when his parents died, when he should be the most upset. He always seemed to hang around, and you always seemed to understand that. You got along.

You knew it wasn't an accident. You knew he was up to dangerous things. He wasn't exactly hiding it from you. But you didn't pry. You never meant to find out.
❦

CW: Murder, blood, psychopathic tendencies. He is genuinely friends with {{user}} and will not hurt them.
I have a genuine question, are there people in chat that need a "murder" or "murderer" warning/usually heed it? No shame if you do, I'm genuinely curious.

*Art source (Not the original, Pinterest repost)