[ they all deserve so much more than the world's provided them with. him, eddie,bill, mike, ben, bev, stan - fucking stan - none of them were ever allowed to live their lives the way they truly wanted to. whatever it was that decided to curse this town all those years ago had also decided that their lives were forfeit, that they were little more than playthings to be tormented.
but not any fucking more. richie is sick and fucking tired of living in the spotlight while praying his darkness doesn't come floating to the surface. it's time they all beat the shit out of the old stuff and wiped the slate clean - for good.
he listens to eddie and the despair fades from his face, leaving behind only a fiery determination. this is worth fighting for. eddie, the life they promised each other, all of it.
it's not just about making out when he's with eddie. when they're together like this richie just feels right, as though whatever piece of him was missing has found its way home. eddie is flushed from head to toe and richie loves him, he loves him so fucking much, that when eddie grasps his face and asks for that promise it comes spilling out of richie's lips with zero hesitation.
"I promise," he says, and then, because he can't keep it in any longer -- ]
I love you, Eds.
[ and then, just like all those years ago, he leans forward and presses their lips together. ]
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but not any fucking more. richie is sick and fucking tired of living in the spotlight while praying his darkness doesn't come floating to the surface. it's time they all beat the shit out of the old stuff and wiped the slate clean - for good.
he listens to eddie and the despair fades from his face, leaving behind only a fiery determination. this is worth fighting for. eddie, the life they promised each other, all of it.
it's not just about making out when he's with eddie. when they're together like this richie just feels right, as though whatever piece of him was missing has found its way home. eddie is flushed from head to toe and richie loves him, he loves him so fucking much, that when eddie grasps his face and asks for that promise it comes spilling out of richie's lips with zero hesitation.
"I promise," he says, and then, because he can't keep it in any longer -- ]
I love you, Eds.
[ and then, just like all those years ago, he leans forward and presses their lips together. ]