[ Eddie's aware, in some distant part of his brain, that Richie's getting more undressed all while Eddie stays buttoned up head to toe. He understands what it means, what Richie wants with his fingers wrapped around his wrist, thumb edging under the band of his watch. The watch, incidentally, that accompanied Eddie into the sewers, the one that came into Richie's care while Eddie went under.
Miraculously, the thing still runs. Every time Eddie looks at it, he thinks about the look on Richie's face when he'd returned it. But the watch feels like it no longer belongs to him, like it's Richie's now. Richie's had that effect on a lot of things. A lot's changed in just a few months.
Eddie shakes his head, brows knitting, fingers stroking down Richie's jaw. Sighing in sympathy. ]
I should've stayed, I should've - [ brought you with me, because even five seconds back in Richie's presence means Eddie's back in that place where just the two of them exist, he and Richie against the world ] - told you how much I need you.
[ And that's really the long and short of it. Despite all the complications, the nuance, that's the dominant driving force. That's what has Eddie stealing away time, lying to his wife, flying out Richie on a whim. Eddie swallows, breathless. ]
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Miraculously, the thing still runs. Every time Eddie looks at it, he thinks about the look on Richie's face when he'd returned it. But the watch feels like it no longer belongs to him, like it's Richie's now. Richie's had that effect on a lot of things. A lot's changed in just a few months.
Eddie shakes his head, brows knitting, fingers stroking down Richie's jaw. Sighing in sympathy. ]
I should've stayed, I should've - [ brought you with me, because even five seconds back in Richie's presence means Eddie's back in that place where just the two of them exist, he and Richie against the world ] - told you how much I need you.
[ And that's really the long and short of it. Despite all the complications, the nuance, that's the dominant driving force. That's what has Eddie stealing away time, lying to his wife, flying out Richie on a whim. Eddie swallows, breathless. ]
Don't be without me. Please.