[Would that love could be the cure-all but that's just not realistic. Stan learned early on that as powerful as love was, it couldn't fix things completely. Not always, so he knows where Eddie's line of thinking is going. Familiar with how his brain worked at this age, he'd spent enough time with both of them together and individually. Around everyone when things had been good and then just one or both of them when things weren't so good.
It's why he picks up on the desperate rubbing at his eyes, the way the heels of his hands pushed and lingered maybe too long. It's not like he can do much. Even now, a much older man, he still feels pretty useless.
What he settles for is pulling Eddie into a hug, something to tell him he understood even though nothing could be done.]
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[Would that love could be the cure-all but that's just not realistic. Stan learned early on that as powerful as love was, it couldn't fix things completely. Not always, so he knows where Eddie's line of thinking is going. Familiar with how his brain worked at this age, he'd spent enough time with both of them together and individually. Around everyone when things had been good and then just one or both of them when things weren't so good.
It's why he picks up on the desperate rubbing at his eyes, the way the heels of his hands pushed and lingered maybe too long. It's not like he can do much. Even now, a much older man, he still feels pretty useless.
What he settles for is pulling Eddie into a hug, something to tell him he understood even though nothing could be done.]