you're the best fuckin' thing that's ever happened to me, Rich.
he wasn't supposed to ever hear stuff like this for real. he didn't think he ever would, anyway. and not from Eddie. but Eddie's saying them all the same, touching his face in a way Richie could dare to call loving, and smiling sure enough that he doesn't need glasses to see it.
he doesn't want to think about going back, or about what it felt like to watch a monster play with Eddie's life. he doesn't want to think about losing this place, or about how it's falling apart around them.
normally, he would give them both something to laugh at instead. and that's alright, most of the time. but Eddie deserves more than a laugh when he's giving so much more than that. Richie just said so himself. he turns his head blindly, so that his lips brush Eddie's fingers, not quite a kiss.]
I don't care if we wake up on Mars, so long as you're there.
[it's no joke, but Richie laughs anyway, watery eyed and surprised at himself.]
You've always mattered more than anything else, Eds.
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you're the best fuckin' thing that's ever happened to me, Rich.
he wasn't supposed to ever hear stuff like this for real. he didn't think he ever would, anyway. and not from Eddie. but Eddie's saying them all the same, touching his face in a way Richie could dare to call loving, and smiling sure enough that he doesn't need glasses to see it.
he doesn't want to think about going back, or about what it felt like to watch a monster play with Eddie's life. he doesn't want to think about losing this place, or about how it's falling apart around them.
normally, he would give them both something to laugh at instead. and that's alright, most of the time. but Eddie deserves more than a laugh when he's giving so much more than that. Richie just said so himself. he turns his head blindly, so that his lips brush Eddie's fingers, not quite a kiss.]
I don't care if we wake up on Mars, so long as you're there.
[it's no joke, but Richie laughs anyway, watery eyed and surprised at himself.]
You've always mattered more than anything else, Eds.