situation:
you are in your mid forties, and have this friend who's your age that you've known for decades
except you two sort of lost touch a few years ago. he's been busy with work, and now he's kinda famous? good for him!
but now your friend has this... buddy - a man half your age (about twenty years your junior)
your friend tells you he's written a will that says all his estate goes to this buddy. like, your friend is a childless bachelor, so its not like he has a clear heir, but like. this doesn't add up. your friend always was... eccentric, queer if you will, but you didn't expect him to do something like this
and when you finally meet this buddy, you hate him. everyone you know hates him. the buddy is an asshole, and just being around him is enough to unsettle you. something's deeply wrong with him, but you might also just be biased
and also its really vague where this buddy even comes from? neither the buddy nor your friend will tell you. they've asked you to stop asking, and you aren't going to break the law to violate their privacy
also. you keep hearing these weird rumors. your bestie says the buddy is satanic. your friend's staff say that the buddy is nocturnal and doesn't eat. the buddy also seems to be able to travel completely undetected in the city and disappears randomly
what do you assume your friend and his buddy are?
buddy is your friend's bastard son ONLY
buddy is your friend's lover ONLY
buddy is your friend's apprentice ONLY
buddy is your friend's apprentice and lover
buddy is your friend's apprentice and bastard son
buddy is a demon your friend summoned for success faust-style
buddy is a vampire and your friend is a thrall
buddy is a random ne'erdowell blackmailing your friend
something else??? (please tell me what you'd assume without context)
