i used to watch ed, edd and eddy a lot as a kid and one character that really stuck to me was plank
plank had no practical purpose, he was essentially a block of wood given meaning to by jonny
but for jonny, plank was his best friend and confidante; someone he could trust completely and who would hear him out, be there for him regardless
plank was willed into being a friend; some might call it an unhealthy coping mechanism to deal with loneliness
but
i wish i had a plank growing up;
i wouldn’t turn out the way i did