CW / TW: death mention / killing mention / brief insects and small animal death mention.

First of all, I'm not sure which subreddit I'm supposed to be in for this,  but I'm in the development of creating my main character in my story who is, so to say, quite a troubled boy.

I  wouldn't define him as a sociopath/ psychopath- but the main premise is that he later turns out to be a young serial killer. At least, he gets these urges... still. I don't have a fully fleshed-out background for him, but this is what I was thinking so far. He's had early behavioral problems. Easily upsetting people, but not meaning to. Intrusive thoughts of wanting to own the world, and therefore having to murder everyone, ( as a kid ), and drawing diagrams as to how he would, but feeling sheepish/ guilty about it. Graduates from murdering insects to small animals. Overall odd behavior.

But he's sweet, and he's kind, and he's anxious, and because he's a little awkward, it comes off a little charming. He has a lot of feelings. He tries to read people, he tries to empathize, he does get upset and he does feel, intensely, and emotionally, and perhaps more than the average person, but he has these dark feelings and thoughts from time to time that he can't help but enact.

So as you can see, he doesn't fit the criteria of a psychopath - and down on paper, the character appears super stale at the moment, but that's because I'm trying to figure out if there's a particular diagnosis to his behavior that could help me flesh him out. I usually use this as the skeletal base, because even though people "aren't" their mental illness, a lot of people allow it to control them, so. If I'm in the wrong subreddit, please point me in the right direction!! If not, any help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!