[It definitely didn't sound like one if it was, but he's still feeling pretty good about being invited over. It's easy to drown out the thumping of his heart with the steady stream of water pouring out of the faucet.
Eddie sitting beside him completely naked like it's the most normal thing in the world still does something to him. He peers over his shoulder while he works, giving Eddie's form against the tub a good long look. He's as subtle as possible while doing it, and hopes that Eddie's too drunk to peg it for what it is.]
I mean, so did you. Best of both worlds. You still have those freckles on your shoulders and back. [The ones on his face were always more prominent during the summer and had faded with some time but he still knew how to make them more visible. When Eddie was frustrated, embarrassed, or mad his cheeks would twinge pink and then they'd be as clear as day - the cutest constellation on his face.]
That's right. I've always had a thing for the dimples.
[Richie isn't even going to specify which ones, even though he's clearly talking about facial features. Richie knew he paid an inordinate amount of attention to Eddie's face. He could reconstruct him from memory now, something he was grateful for having been without it for so long.]
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[It definitely didn't sound like one if it was, but he's still feeling pretty good about being invited over. It's easy to drown out the thumping of his heart with the steady stream of water pouring out of the faucet.
Eddie sitting beside him completely naked like it's the most normal thing in the world still does something to him. He peers over his shoulder while he works, giving Eddie's form against the tub a good long look. He's as subtle as possible while doing it, and hopes that Eddie's too drunk to peg it for what it is.]
I mean, so did you. Best of both worlds. You still have those freckles on your shoulders and back. [The ones on his face were always more prominent during the summer and had faded with some time but he still knew how to make them more visible. When Eddie was frustrated, embarrassed, or mad his cheeks would twinge pink and then they'd be as clear as day - the cutest constellation on his face.]
That's right. I've always had a thing for the dimples.
[Richie isn't even going to specify which ones, even though he's clearly talking about facial features. Richie knew he paid an inordinate amount of attention to Eddie's face. He could reconstruct him from memory now, something he was grateful for having been without it for so long.]