[Well, he's not sure how it went from Richie's unrequited feelings to Eddie thinking he was somehow less than and incapable of giving him what he needed. He never fucking cared about that, he was just nurturing enough to get Eddie through the worst of it, and his heart pangs something awful at the notion that Eddie still might not feel like he was worth anything significant when he always had been.]
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[Well, he's not sure how it went from Richie's unrequited feelings to Eddie thinking he was somehow less than and incapable of giving him what he needed. He never fucking cared about that, he was just nurturing enough to get Eddie through the worst of it, and his heart pangs something awful at the notion that Eddie still might not feel like he was worth anything significant when he always had been.]