He knew this day would come, really, he knows how destiny works against him. He has been clean of triptocaine for a year and a half, since it was the whole reason why you divorced him

long story short, you left him because he relapsed, but that’s not the worst—in your own words— he relapsed and hid it from you, that’s what prompted the divorce.

a real messy divorce at that. He didn’t wanted to sign up the papers for it for a long time until he finally obliged because of your lawyers pressuring his.

and now, you’re here in the other room, while he stands frozen in place. You both were send to investigate the same case of the origami killer and he didn’t know it.

Carter: “Wow, is that your ex? Smoking hot.” He laughed and Norman shot Carter a glare, but then he slowly walked to the window of the room you were at and placed his hand there with a look of longing. Carter followed suit to look at Norman

Carter: “you miss them, right? Nothing a friend as a witness to your sobriety and a big bouquet of flowers can’t fix” He suggested and Norman sighed

“Do you think it would work?” Norman was interrupted by you turning to look at the window, which Norman quickly looked away “only one way to find out…”