[ he can't help but huff out a laugh at the catchphrase, partially because it means he's won this particular verbal sparring match and partially because it honestly just feels good to hear eddie say it again.
richie is sure they'll both get drunk off their asses later, but right now he needs eddie to keep steady. as carefully as possible, he presses the bandage to eddie's cheek and presses down on the tape with his thumb. it'll hurt, he's sure, but at least now it's covered up. ]
Yeah, yeah, [ he mumbles as he pulls back, wiping his hands on his jeans. it's clear enough by his expression, though, that he really is a little proud of eddie.
he's about to stand up when eddie speaks again and the memory hits him like a freight train, making his smile disappear and his eyebrows knit together.
they're kids, and it's just them, and they'd been doing something stupid like they always did. richie had been messing around and somehow eddie fell on - on a bunch of rocks? was that it?
they're in the clubhouse and it's suddenly so quiet, the jokes have all faded away and richie is holding eddie's bandaged palms in his own, and the feeling in his chest is -- ]
I - remember, [ he says slowly, not looking up. why is his heart suddenly beating faster? ] I think? Did I push you, or -
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richie is sure they'll both get drunk off their asses later, but right now he needs eddie to keep steady. as carefully as possible, he presses the bandage to eddie's cheek and presses down on the tape with his thumb. it'll hurt, he's sure, but at least now it's covered up. ]
Yeah, yeah, [ he mumbles as he pulls back, wiping his hands on his jeans. it's clear enough by his expression, though, that he really is a little proud of eddie.
he's about to stand up when eddie speaks again and the memory hits him like a freight train, making his smile disappear and his eyebrows knit together.
they're kids, and it's just them, and they'd been doing something stupid like they always did. richie had been messing around and somehow eddie fell on - on a bunch of rocks? was that it?
they're in the clubhouse and it's suddenly so quiet, the jokes have all faded away and richie is holding eddie's bandaged palms in his own, and the feeling in his chest is -- ]
I - remember, [ he says slowly, not looking up. why is his heart suddenly beating faster? ] I think? Did I push you, or -