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y’all know how in into the spiderverse gwen finds miles because her spider sense leads her to him? what if that but eddie is led to richie that way. not even so much with spider sense, just the power of Yearning and their connection. he just follows his heart until he finds him
perhaps the turtle leads him to him with its Magic Turtle Powers. something inside eddie just tugs and tugs and tugs until he’s booking a flight to LA, then it tugs him towards where richie is and makes him wander all around LA trying to find him and he doesn’t even know wtf +
+ he’s looking for but he can’t just Not Look there’s something in his heart and conscious that Needs him to find who he’s looking for and he’s victim to it
eventually he’s tugged to one of richie’s shows at a sleazy little comedy club and eddie’s like you’ve got to be kidding
eventually he’s tugged to one of richie’s shows at a sleazy little comedy club and eddie’s like you’ve got to be kidding
but the tug is INSISTENT so he wanders into this gross dump of a place and sits down at a sticky table and just waits to see what the fuck he’s doing here
and then richie walks out, and something in eddie BUZZES like that’s it that’s it you found him!!!!! and eddie’s like WHO???
and then richie walks out, and something in eddie BUZZES like that’s it that’s it you found him!!!!! and eddie’s like WHO???
then richie starts telling his silly little jokes and eddie’s just staring at him so intensely and he’s getting bits and pieces of memories of HIS richie until he pieces it together and he’s like oh my fucking god. and it all comes rushing back so intensely that he lets out a sob
and richie pauses and he’s like ????? but then he looks at eddie and goes through the same short crisis he just went through and nearly collapses at the knees. he rushes out a okayyouvebeenagreatcrowd to the 6 people that are there and races off stage, grabbing eddie by his arm +
+ and tugging him outside urgently. once there he turns to look at him with furrowed brows, scanning him up and down before settling in on his eyes and they both feel the wind get knocked out of them. finally richie whispers a soft “eds?” and eddie lets out a heavy breath +
before shaking his head. “that’s not my fucking name, asshole.” and richie just smiles so big and grabs him, pulling him into his chest and hugging him so tight, with the ferocity of missing him for years without knowing who he missed. eddie hugs him back the same, laughing a lil
“fuck, i missed you.” richie breaths out, and eddie nods in agreement. “i missed you too.” he admits, resisting as richie moves to pull away but eventually letting him go. richie doesnt go far, he cups eddie’s cheeks in his hands and takes a moment to look at him, tilting his +
+ head around to Really look at him, and eddie swats his hands away and calls him a creep, to which richie laughs. “i can’t help it if you’re hot! plus, you look super fuckin different dude.” richie shakes his head, ignoring what he said in favor of admiring eddie’s smile
eddie hums, cupping richie’s face and looking at him the same, but richie lets him like a good boy!! “you look.... exactly the same.” he teases, and richie snorts out a laugh. “yeah, still ugly and uncoordinated.” he jokes, and eddie frowns like he insulted Him personally.
but rather than yelling, he speaks so soft and earnest. “don’t say that.” richie falters, both confused and flushed at the way eddie’s looking at him and the sincerity in his voice. “you’re really handsome, richie.” eddie says, meeting his gaze and biting his lip nervously.
richie softens, a little uncomfortable but unable to argue or feel weird about it because of how eddie’s Looking at him. the look in his eyes is exactly like they were kids, when eddie would comfort him through his rsd attacks and insist he’s not actually annoying.
the memories of that, paired with how vulnerable he feels in that moment causes him to tear up a little. he’s embarrassed because of it, but he can’t look away. he swallows thickly instead and barely registers eddie moving closer to him. “rich.” he whispers, yearning evident.
richie can’t breathe. is this it? is this the moment he’s been desperate for since he was a kid, watching romance movies and imagining it was him and eddie instead. eddie’s saying something to him, but his brain is fuzzy with want and desperation for whats hopefully to come
“richie!” eddie says more firmly, richie snaps out of his thoughts, blinking a little. “sorry.” he mumbles out, laughing a little at himself. “blacked out a little there. not really used to rockin’ twinks telling me i’m handsome and not wanting money in return.”
eddie smiles a little. “how do you know i don’t want money?” he teases, still pressed as close to richie as before. richie grins, shaking his head. “i would give you all the money in the world, eds.” eddie rolls his eyes at that, gripping richie’s shirt and finally pulling him
down towards him. “shut up, richie.” he mumbles, before pressing their lips together in a kiss that richie immediately whimpers into. he’s quick to reciprocate, having imagined this very moment for as long as he can remember. he isn’t going to waste a Second of it.
eddie sighs happily, releasing years of pent up yearning and finally relaxing for the first time in Years. the kiss is gentle and soft but still has a little bit of urgency behind it, but so does everything with them. eventually they break apart, both a little winded as they
look at each other for a moment. then, they both start laughing, giddy with it and so, SO relieved. “i’ve wanted to do that for so long.” eddie admits, tucking a stray curl behind richie’s ear. richie shakes his head, still smiling. “me too.” he pauses.
“and now that we have, i think i’m hooked, eds.” he teases, and eddie laughs. he nods in agreement, humming in contemplation. “i think i can work with that.”
richie can’t help but kiss him again.
richie can’t help but kiss him again.
