[ It's fine, Richie's fine, they're fine. If it's weird, Eddie is the one making it weird, so he needs to fucking stop and breathe. Right, okay, get into the shower and calm down, you freak.
The water helps, even if Eddie's eyes keep darting to a dark spot in the corner of the shower. When he re-emerges, hair floppy and damp with a towel tight around his waist, the sight of Richie clutching the pillow and fucking starfishing across their bed makes him relax. Easy, Eds. Nothing new here, even up close, when he grabs his watch from the side table. Same old-new Richie. ]
Hey, Rich, [ Before he knows what he's doing, he reaches out to squeeze Richie's shoulder. ] I'm gonna duck out to see if there's coffee and food here.
[ and, just to be a shit, he pats Richie's cheek to ensure he wakes the fuck up. ]
We gotta be on the road by 11 to make good time, so that's your one-hour warning, asshole.
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The water helps, even if Eddie's eyes keep darting to a dark spot in the corner of the shower. When he re-emerges, hair floppy and damp with a towel tight around his waist, the sight of Richie clutching the pillow and fucking starfishing across their bed makes him relax. Easy, Eds. Nothing new here, even up close, when he grabs his watch from the side table. Same old-new Richie. ]
Hey, Rich, [ Before he knows what he's doing, he reaches out to squeeze Richie's shoulder. ] I'm gonna duck out to see if there's coffee and food here.
[ and, just to be a shit, he pats Richie's cheek to ensure he wakes the fuck up. ]
We gotta be on the road by 11 to make good time, so that's your one-hour warning, asshole.