[Richie's still grinning, eyes lit up at the way Eddie is entirely in this moment with him, softer around the edges than he usually allows himself to be, which is just how Richie feels right now, too. Like they're both letting their guard down, together.
And Richie is definitely caught off guard when Eddie leans in and lands one on him.
For a second he just sort of sits there, mind racing to catch up, feeling outside of himself. Like maybe he really has lost too much blood, and he's hallucinating.
But it's truly only just a second, and then Eddie's lips, and his warm breath on Richie's face, feels too real to be anything else, and Richie is kissing back, only able to think about how much he's wanted exactly this for longer than he would ever care to admit.
He doesn't think about any consequences, or dealing with the aftermath, or why it's happening. Just this.
Until he needs to take a breath, and then the floodgates open up and he's bowled over, so stunned that he can't move.]
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[Richie's still grinning, eyes lit up at the way Eddie is entirely in this moment with him, softer around the edges than he usually allows himself to be, which is just how Richie feels right now, too. Like they're both letting their guard down, together.
And Richie is definitely caught off guard when Eddie leans in and lands one on him.
For a second he just sort of sits there, mind racing to catch up, feeling outside of himself. Like maybe he really has lost too much blood, and he's hallucinating.
But it's truly only just a second, and then Eddie's lips, and his warm breath on Richie's face, feels too real to be anything else, and Richie is kissing back, only able to think about how much he's wanted exactly this for longer than he would ever care to admit.
He doesn't think about any consequences, or dealing with the aftermath, or why it's happening. Just this.
Until he needs to take a breath, and then the floodgates open up and he's bowled over, so stunned that he can't move.]