[ it always breaks richie's heart when eddie cries. feels like a literal, rending break, like if he looked down at his chest he'd see an open, bloody pit where his heart should be. his own eyes start to well up simply from the sound of eddie's tears, but he blinks them away firmly and focuses on grounding the other boy, holding him tight and letting him know that he's still here.
that he isn't going anywhere.
he holds eddie and waits for him to be ready to talk, hardly even notices that eddie's basically sprawled in his lap now, aside from how that makes it easier for him to keep him close.
eddie's red tipped nose shouldn't be as cute as it is, considering the circumstances, but it is and he gives into the desire to pinch it lightly in encouragement. the smile he's giving eddie is soft, slightly pained, and deeply genuine. ]
I'm here, Eds. I'm here. And I'm not going anywhere.
it wonderful shhhh
that he isn't going anywhere.
he holds eddie and waits for him to be ready to talk, hardly even notices that eddie's basically sprawled in his lap now, aside from how that makes it easier for him to keep him close.
eddie's red tipped nose shouldn't be as cute as it is, considering the circumstances, but it is and he gives into the desire to pinch it lightly in encouragement. the smile he's giving eddie is soft, slightly pained, and deeply genuine. ]
I'm here, Eds. I'm here. And I'm not going anywhere.