( it's been a few days since they ran into each other. since eddie had, as gently as he could manage, begged some space to get his head around what the hell was happening here. he's not sure what he hoped to achieve, just that he knew what being overwhelmed felt like and it was very much happening. what proximity to richie had to do with all of that, he didn't know.
( he probably knows )
at any rate he's no better for the time. eddie is on just as much of a hair trigger as he had been when he arrived, and the only thing staving off a real breakdown is the illusion of productivity — and an overuse of his inhaler. people keep saying that he doesn't need it here, that asthma can be cured, but he doesn't know about all that. but it's been a few days, and he might have gone twenty seven years without even knowing richie existed, but now a handful of days seems like a lot. he...misses him.
so eddie calls. )
Hey. ( a big pause. it becomes quickly apparent that eddie has put no thought into this whatsoever. ) Um. How are you?
ring ring.
( he probably knows )
at any rate he's no better for the time. eddie is on just as much of a hair trigger as he had been when he arrived, and the only thing staving off a real breakdown is the illusion of productivity — and an overuse of his inhaler. people keep saying that he doesn't need it here, that asthma can be cured, but he doesn't know about all that. but it's been a few days, and he might have gone twenty seven years without even knowing richie existed, but now a handful of days seems like a lot. he...misses him.
so eddie calls. )
Hey. ( a big pause. it becomes quickly apparent that eddie has put no thought into this whatsoever. ) Um. How are you?