❪ there's a sound at richie's words that eddie can't help making as, once more, his gaze flickers and his brows raise in confusion. he doesn't immediately take it as a rejection but it helps settle his nerves when rich continues and better explains himself even if it does pull a sigh out of eddie. ❫

Neither am I, you know. ❪ and a hand goes to his chest to linger over the spot where his scarring begun. ❫ But it's not a big deal, Rich. It just means we have a lot of new things to figure out.

❪ he shrugs, smiling faintly and letting richie smooth his hand over the length of his arms to his shoulder with a content sigh. ❫

We have a lot of time to make up for then.