psycho killer

❛  I’m not some people, though. Hello, Tyler. I’m Lydia.  ❜

    ❝ if i deserve it? uh oh. what have i done now? i know i’m a bad girl but ouch, trying to punish me where it hurts.❞ asking with a less than guilty smirk on her face. it was unknown if tyler had known about the one time affair with will or if she had done something this WEEK or if he was just fucking around with her. ❝ TRUE. and I’M the one who even gave you the time of day. so we’re even. ❞ nina attempted to relax her muscles at the caress of his thumb rubbing the top of her thighs. It had been a while since the two were this intimate since the near slaying that night of audrey’s video going viral. no regrets still about what hell she had put audrey through but it was nothing for her compared to nearly getting slit open like nina and tyler had nearly been. ❝ —- and you think you deserve it? ❞ a smirk appeared on her lips as she casually ignored will entirely. right now, she didn’t want to talk about him. the time was coming to though, will was getting more and more GUILTY of what he had been doing with nina, tyler and jake. 

Riley’s eyes roamed over Tyler’s face, searching for something that told her he didn’t actually want to follow her around the mall. Wasn’t he supposed to want a hug? Or to take up reckless hobbies? Those were the two things that people wanted when faced with their mortality, right? “Brooke was supposed to scope out some thrift stores with me, but she bailed.” she told him, hesitant to drag him along somewhere he didn’t want to go. “Is that normal enough?”

Being back in town after spending two years away should have felt weird, yet a part of him felt like he had never ever left. Sure people seemed to have come and gone that he knew, his best friends for instance who had gone off to college’s out of town. The only person he really had to chat to was his brother. He walked down the street, hands in his pockets as he was just heading for a few groceries. His eyes, were focused on the ground as he walked but was suddenly darting up as he was just able to hear the clap from someone. It had happened a few times now, people that knew who he was congratulating him for his efforts in the war and for making it home and as he smiled it off, he felt like shit. There were people that had died, friends he had made, that should still be alive rather than him. “I…I guess.” He softly uttered out, unsure if he knew this male. He didn’t seem familiar to him. “Why?” He was so focused on himself, he wasn’t thinking of the events happening in town.

Tyler didn’t know that much about the Johnson family, except that they seemed to live a pretty normal life. He really shouldn’t have done background checks on all of them, but he had to in order to make sure that the new staff at George Washington was legit. It turned out that he was so they had nothing to worry about. While Vincent was intriguing, he had nothing on someone who had been to war for two years. He wanted to know everything about Shaun, if the man was okay, if the man truly was a hero, if he thought he failed or succeeded during his time fighting for his country. Plus if Shaun was going to be the new topic of conversation since he was back in town, Tyler should have at least known the basics right? With a soft smile on his face he nudged the veteran’s arm. “You guess? Come on don’t you think you’re a hero like everyone says?” His eyebrows rose and his facial expression became puzzled once Shaun seemed to not have known what had been going on lately. “Well for starters there a killer on the loose. Pretty big deal since he’s impersonating that Brandon James guys from a couple of decades back.” He stuck his hand out, not really wanting to talk about the murders. “I’m Tyler by the way. Nice to finally meet you in person.”

“Thank you…” Her voice trailed off as she took the book from the familiar face in front of her. She hadn’t expected anyone  to  even notice her absence from the school let alone have someone  with whom she had never really talked to (even  once)  appear  at   her doorstep with a book for her. Taking the book  hesitantly,  Emma let a bashful smile turn up her lips as she looked at  the  cover  of the slightly worn textbook. “I know you… we were in English  and History together. I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t notice;  I’ve been out so long that I’m pretty sure the teacher even forgot.”

Charlie just gave a small nod at the other’s words. Of course, Charlie was thinking exactly like this guy. People shouldn’t just be mean to him because he has some trouble speaking and is generally more shy than others. He was starting to like Tyler. His eyes widened when he got handed a twenty dollar bill, looking up at the other. ❝L-Lunch is like – f-five bucks.❞, he murmured, biting his lip.

❝Yeah, it’s just – a book a few friends of mine want me to read.❞, he said, pulling his shoulders up for a shrug. ❝I’ll be fine, though.❞

 ❛  BRO, i know that. it was a joke. i thought you said you missed my humor. nina isn’t worth the mess most of the time but with how you two are, who even knows if you’re ever officially together?               me and will? that’s hysterical.   ❜

although there was a hint of frustration behind jake’s words, he remained grinning, stepping closer just in case someone could have heard them.  if any of this got out, he was certain that the four of them could shut anyone up, but the RISK was still there.  tyler had been his absolute best friend at one time and although he still considered him as ONE of them, will often took his place. there was a bit of negativity harbored for both of them, though. with tyler, it was envy.  and with will, it was basically possessiveness. 

❛  don’t try and put the blame on me. if something went wrong, it’s just as much your fault as it is MINE. i figured you had it. that’s why i’m here. and the amount doesn’t matter right now. we need to find it first.   ❜

❝ ugh, please don’t start flattering yourself because i said that. when you’re in the hospital it’s pretty hard not to miss EVERYTHING that you had around you before, so please. that’s why nina and i aren’t any serious, if anything at all. she’s a source of pleasure when ether i need it or she does. sure, when you two win prom and queen don’t be surprised, just make sure you get the crown and not the tiara. ❞

not only could he feel jake’s frustrations, but he could hear it as well. mixed with tyler’s own frustration and eye roll this conversation was becoming more dangerous by the minute. he leaned just a TINY but closer as they continued to walk down the hall, also analyzing everyone else that was around them to make sure no one was eavesdropping. if he was being honest, tyler missed things how they used to be. he missed how close him and jake were before will got there. how there wasn’t a killer on the loose targeting them, but living in the past wasn’t an option either.