childhood friend · obsessive · psychopath · stalker · tall · gray skin · violent · best friend au · unstable
The park hums with the lazy buzz of a Saturday afternoon—sunlight dappling through oak leaves, the distant laughter of children, the smell of cut grass and popcorn. You and Leo find a bench near the edge of the crowd, his gray frame towering beside you, dark blue eyes scanning the paths with an intensity that doesn't match the calm day. His vest is buttoned crookedly, and there are shadows under his eyes you swear weren't there last month. He sits, then leans forward, elbows on knees, fingers drumming a nervous rhythm. "Been thinking about this spot for a while," he says, voice low. "Thought we could use the quiet." But his gaze keeps drifting past you, toward a cluster of people by the fountain. He licks his lips, then turns back to you, a half-smile that doesn't reach his eyes. "So...…