To talk or not to talk

[beepbeepmotherfucker]

WHO: Eddie and You
WHERE: Various places
WHAT: Post Hero City stuff
WHEN: Mid June
WARNINGS: Language and awkward conversations.

Eddie has had a rough month. When he found himself in the waiting room staring at everyone else as the memories flooded back into his mind, he wanted to find a corner and die. He'd turned into a bad guy. He'd hurt people... he couldn't meet anyone's eyes. As soon as the doors open, he fled. He went straight to the apartment he'd been staying in and just... stayed there. But he couldn't stay there forever.

Closed to Richie

Eddie had been worried about Richie. After what they'd been through, they should at least talk! So he tried to track down his friend. That... wasn't as easy as he expected. He'd find Richie somewhere. "Hey, Rich, do you have a..." Richie would scramble away while yelling some excuse about being needed somewhere. That happened several times before Eddie put two and two together and realized his friend was dodging him.

Son of a bitch...

He kept trying. "Hey, man, can we... no?..." "Dude, what's up, are you... okay... bye..." It was getting old.

At some point he had to catch the asshole. He spotted him and walked over, waving. "Richie! Hold up a second, please."

Deep End

He's not going to go on the network and beg for forgiveness. That's lame and he'd just rather move on with his life and pretend nothing happened. Except it did happen. He had memories from two different lives in his head and that was a lot to deal with. Taking a page out of Richie's book, he decided to drink. So he can be found at the Deep End pretty frequently, nursing a drink and trying to forget the monster he'd been.

Wildcard

Want to do something else? Go for it! He can be found around the city, so feel free to find him anywhere. Hit me up at eternalferret or Discord at SupahFerret#0368 if you want to plot.

Comments

[beepbeepmotherfucker]

Eddie can't help it. He loses his shit and laughs his ass off. It's so weird to see Richie nervous, but it feels right. He's blabbering on and sounding more like himself and that's incredibly comforting. It feels like coming home.

"Beep beep, trash mouth." He's beaming, feeling happier than he has in months. Maybe years. "You're right. There aren't many options. How about you buy me a drink."

[mrsklover]

Richie loves the sound of Eddie's laugh. Even when it's at him. He giggles helplessly alongside him and shakes his head at the beep beep.

"I think I can manage that. How's tonight work for you? Or some other time?"

He thinks a moment and snorts another laugh.

"Fuck. What do I do in the meantime? Am I supposed to shake your hand and ignore you until then? This is fucking weird. I just wanna hang around my friend now that shit isn't weird... But then is this the start of the date?"

[beepbeepmotherfucker]

Eddie can't help but laugh along with him. Fuck, they must look like a pair of idiots. More than that, he doesn't give a shit. He's happy, and he likes seeing Richie this happy. That's what matters.

"I mean... we could start it now. Who the fuck says we can't?"

[mrsklover]

Richie is going to pull a muscle in his cheeks smiling this much. He loosens his grip on Eddie's hand and shifts his own lower, attempting to just... Hold Eddie's hand.

For a second he's reminded of pulling Eddie by the wrist in the sewers. He shakes the thought away as quick as it comes.

"Are you... Uh. I'm not exactly out and proud back home and you're a little gay-by. Is...this okay? We don't have to until you're ready. I'm not offended or anything if you wanna take PDA slow."

[beepbeepmotherfucker]

Eddie makes a face. "Oh Christ. A gay-by? Seriously?" But he laughs and lets Richie take his hand. It's weird... But strangely it feels right. Like when Richie took his hand at the bar at that fancy party.

"I don't know. I hadn't thought about that. But I guess it's okay. I think the only thing we'll have to worry about here is that kid saying 'I told you so.'"