[ It's a dangerous proposition to push Richie, Eddie knows. That had been the case all their lives regardless of context. But in doing so now, it's practically like he's placing his life in Richie's hands. The note of desperation in Richie is definitely something Eddie shares, but there's something else he's just given permission for: urgency.
It's there in the way Richie speaks, in the way he'd accepted the offer to come to New York without so much as a pause for breath. It's in his eyes, half-lidded with want, in the way Richie takes Eddie's face in his hands and angles him up just so. It's exactly what Eddie had expected, the kind of barely-contained force of nature that's Richie Tozier all over. What Eddie doesn't expect is how the fight rises in him at the same time, letting out a soft noise of protest before sucking Richie's tongue into his mouth. Which only lasts another few seconds before he drags their mouths apart, pulling Richie against him by the shoulders, hard. ]
Didn't you hear me? I said slow.
[ There's a challenge buried there, the hallmark defiance that's informed this relationship their whole lives. He's smiling, but the kind that doesn't reach his darkened eyes. ]
You owe me. What you said on the phone. What I wanted you to tell me.
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It's there in the way Richie speaks, in the way he'd accepted the offer to come to New York without so much as a pause for breath. It's in his eyes, half-lidded with want, in the way Richie takes Eddie's face in his hands and angles him up just so. It's exactly what Eddie had expected, the kind of barely-contained force of nature that's Richie Tozier all over. What Eddie doesn't expect is how the fight rises in him at the same time, letting out a soft noise of protest before sucking Richie's tongue into his mouth. Which only lasts another few seconds before he drags their mouths apart, pulling Richie against him by the shoulders, hard. ]
Didn't you hear me? I said slow.
[ There's a challenge buried there, the hallmark defiance that's informed this relationship their whole lives. He's smiling, but the kind that doesn't reach his darkened eyes. ]
You owe me. What you said on the phone. What I wanted you to tell me.