Part 2So-Called Destiny

The comments section was a swarm of curious onlookers, eager for drama.

"What kind of sicko? Spill the tea!"

"OP is a guy, roommate's a guy... I see where this is going, hehe."

"Ew, keep it in your pants. Not every guy-on-guy story is a romance."

The original poster replied instantly, his rage palpable even through the screen. "He's not gay, he's a scammer! Used some hot girl's picture as his profile pic. I thought I was talking to a girl for two whole weeks!"

Ah, a classic catfishing disaster.

Some commenters were on his side: "That's disgusting. Using a fake photo to play with someone's feelings. OP, don't hold back, beat him up!"

Others tried to be the voice of reason: "It's the middle of the night, you guys are roommates. Just rough him up a little to blow off steam, don't actually kill the guy."

"Wait, you lived with him this whole time and only just found out?"

This seemed to make the poster even angrier: "I'm a freshman who usually lives off-campus. I don't know the idiot. He always seemed like a harmless dummy, but it was all an act!"

"I just cornered him in the bathroom. He was crying and begging, swearing the picture was of his sister and that she really looks like that. Give me a break. As if anyone could be that beautiful in real life."

Within minutes, the thread had hundreds of replies.

I was cackling under my covers, thoroughly entertained.

Then, my scrolling finger froze on a blurry photo someone had posted.

It was a picture of the poster's dorm room, meant to prove how much of a "creep" the roommate was.

In the corner of the shot was a scruffy gray backpack. Dangling from it was an incredibly ugly, bright green frog plushie.

Unless I was blind, that was the exact same one Tyson had begged me to win for him at the arcade last week.

Just then, the OP added a new comment:

"The coward is a total lightweight. Started crying before I even laid a hand on him. Keeps insisting it's his sister and that she's coming tomorrow to sort things out."

"Is that a threat? He wants to throw down? Fine by me. He says his sister runs with a tough crowd. I'll be waiting right here tomorrow. Let's see if I don't take them both down."

The smile on my face vanished.

Oh, crap.

This "sicko" who used his sister's photo to catfish his hot-tempered roommate... it couldn't be Tyson, could it?