"Aren't we friends?"

[name] drew their lips between their teeth, restraining the shaky sigh that threatened to roll out their tongue.

"Yeah, we are. sorry, I should've known what I was thinking."

The silhouette sinister smile went unnoticed, pulling them in a cold embrace that lacked warmth and affection. "Yeah, but thats okay now. you thought about it and chose the considerate option, you're so nice [name]." ē̷̥͇̮͖̯̺͖̦̇͒̊̚ŗ̵̛̪͍͍̖̳͇̣͕̽̽̇͋̂̀̽̕ŗ̸̻̦͆͌͗̅̉̍̆͝o̵̧̧̧̻̼̣̬̭̮̩̽͒̇̐̏̾̾ŗ̸̧̛̖͇͊̾̀̎̀͆ hummed, running a hand through their hair before pulling away with a toothy grin. "Now lets go get mcdonalds! remember, I won rock paper scissors!" They squealed, grabbing [name]'s concernngly thin wrist; dragging them towards the group they labelled as their friends.

"Hey! [name] said that they'll treat us to mcdonalds!!"

"Really? Yay! Thank you [name]."

"[name] is so nice~"

"Thank god, I was really hungry."

[name]'s lips formed upwards into a sincere smile, their ignorant gaze of a child that knew nothing of the group's actions, as if they yearned for this acknowledgement. despite it being fake.

——

"[name] you're a bad friend, why won't you do it?"

"it's not that hard.."

"What do you mean [name]? You're just overthinking things!"

"Oh, I guess we're the bad ones then. sorry."

"You're being overdramatic."

"Can you buy this for me?"

"[name], we're friends. friends do anything for eachother right?"

They craved their mother's acknowledgment and love, and had attempted to replace it with the affection of friends. only to realize it was all a hoax.

they were controlled by all, just because they wanted endearment.

to the point they became someone who has the power control all—they turned depression into insanity.

——

"Huh? What do you mean [name]? you're not serious are you?" ē̷̥͇̮͖̯̺͖̦̇͒̊̚ŗ̵̛̪͍͍̖̳͇̣͕̽̽̇͋̂̀̽̕ŗ̸̻̦͆͌͗̅̉̍̆͝o̵̧̧̧̻̼̣̬̭̮̩̽͒̇̐̏̾̾ŗ̸̧̛̖͇͊̾̀̎̀͆'s teeth clenched, eyebrows furrowed in displeasure. "Yes," [name]'s eerie grin brought the silhouette to a resentful silence, pondering on where the abrupt confidence emerged from.

"Because, why would I want someone who will be of no benefit to me?" ē̷̥͇̮͖̯̺͖̦̇͒̊̚ŗ̵̛̪͍͍̖̳͇̣͕̽̽̇͋̂̀̽̕ŗ̸̻̦͆͌͗̅̉̍̆͝o̵̧̧̧̻̼̣̬̭̮̩̽͒̇̐̏̾̾ŗ̸̧̛̖͇͊̾̀̎̀͆ held in a breath of despair, clutching the thick fabric of their shirt as they held back a rash retort.

"I truly wonder, why do you exist if your only purpose is to stab me behind my back."

"Who are you?"

"I am the monster you unmistakably created. I am the one who will play your life on a string for my entertainment, just as you did with me."