buddy
noun
comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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But when his scar starts to sting again, he assumes the darkness that he feels and his disturbing dreams must be connected to the former Death Eater’s son who is buddying up to his son.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 5, 2016