lmao this kid was a hot mess, especially between the ages of 17 and 19 - drugs, theft, fights, etc. I imagine he had a friend or two that wound up drifting away from him during that period. If not earlier, then definitely during the shit show of a relationship he fell into when he was eighteen. (Additionally, I can picture him having had a friend that he had a mild kinda crush on who couldn't stop and didn't want to encourage his self-destructive behavior, so they wound up parting ways.) But either way, friends for sure! And yesssssss, I love the idea of them working together!