The Tell-Tale Heart | Wednesday x Male Reader

-1- Nevermore

As Enid brought Wednesday along to leave the Quad, the dark-haired girl gazed behind her shoulder to get one last look at the boy, only to find him long gone...

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He walked slowly down the sidewalk of their town dressed in all black despite the heat of the day. His face shaded by the brim of his hat, the skin around his mouth the only part visible. His trek stopped in front of a local coffee shop.

His head tilted back as he took in the old building. People flowed around him, their arms or shoulders grazing the material of his coat, but they never jostled. Never bumped or even acknowledged the man in a black three-piece suit standing idle outside the shop.

It was almost like he was there but not. An invisible barrier that everyone just knew to walk around. After a long while, he took the steps up to the door, disappearing under the shadow of the porch, taking the chill in the air with him.

Tyler Galpin, the cafe's troubled barista had noticed Y/N enter. Tyler stood behind the counter and greeted the well-dressed boy, like he would with any other customer. Y/N heard him, and his gaze slid to Tyler briefly, time freezing. His eyes were faded. They reminded Tyler of pictures of glaciers. White, blue orbs that chilled him despite the sun's glare. His eyes slid forward again, and Tyler watched him continue his path toward an unoccupied booth.

The booth was positioned beside a window which would give him a view of Dr. Kinbott's office across the street.

The coffee shop was nice; quiet. There weren't any other customers in there and Y/N could enjoy the soft music playing in the background while he waited. His enjoyment of the soft tunes was interrupted by a throat being cleared.

"You kind of brushed me off back there," Tyler chuckled as he stood there with a crooked grin on his face.

"Ah, I did, didn't I?" Y/N sighed, not bothering to even look in his direction, "where are my manners, Tyler? Tyler Galpin, my friend it's swell to see you." He admitted with his voice being as causal as can be.

Tyler's grin had disappeared, as a shiver went down his spine at the sound of his name. His face contorted into an expression of confusion.

"D- Do I know you?" He asked, and Y/N finally turned his head.

Everything about him was off-putting in Tyler's opinion. His eyes were set in so deep that the shadow of his hat's brim made them look like two black holes in his face. His suit was also dull, lacking any shine or color or flare.

Tyler tried not to squirm as those dark eyes stared him down. "I hope so," Y/N said. "I seem to know you."

"Can I get you anything to drink...?"

"I'll gladly take two coffees. Both dark roasts. Black as night." Y/N ordered.