❪ there's no jolt when richie touches him this time. instead, he near relaxes into the touch that is so familiar its near suffocating. yet another memory on the tip of his tongue. it's overwhelming as he tries to keep up with everything literally slamming back into him like a freight train.
they're laying together in the back street of richie's car. some beat-up old thing older than the both of them but they've spent near all summer in it together just driving around and exploring the edges outside of derry but never much further.
always talking about the what ifs and maybes, laughing about their future outside of this fucking town.
but then what happened? how could they ever have forgotten something like this so utterly and completely? he gets missing childhood memories, not everyone remembers their entire childhood but everything him and rich shared?
if he wasn't already shaking because of his breathing, he's sure he'd be shaking from a combination of the fear and anger currently welling up. ❫
You're here. ❪ he repeats and lets himself listen to richie's own breathing; tries to copy it and help calm himself down. ❫ You're fine and I'm fine. I'm fine.
❪ this entire exchange... it's so familiar that it hurts. ❫
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they're laying together in the back street of richie's car. some beat-up old thing older than the both of them but they've spent near all summer in it together just driving around and exploring the edges outside of derry but never much further.
always talking about the what ifs and maybes, laughing about their future outside of this fucking town.
but then what happened? how could they ever have forgotten something like this so utterly and completely? he gets missing childhood memories, not everyone remembers their entire childhood but everything him and rich shared?
if he wasn't already shaking because of his breathing, he's sure he'd be shaking from a combination of the fear and anger currently welling up. ❫
You're here. ❪ he repeats and lets himself listen to richie's own breathing; tries to copy it and help calm himself down. ❫ You're fine and I'm fine. I'm fine.
❪ this entire exchange... it's so familiar that it hurts. ❫