[ the lingering scent of cigarettes is something that richie has long since stopped noticing at this point in his life, honestly. a habit he shares well enough with beverly that he's come to associate it fondly with her. subconsciously.
he knocks agreeably on the floor between them to prove to her that he can. "shave and a haircut", with a little, absent grin. ]
Bev's are still a pretty good surprise, don't feel too bad. More than one eddie would be... a lot to deal with right now. Should probly work my way up to apologizing to him anyway, since I think I owe you one or two. [ since eddie had got him thinking about his old tendency to talk big about girls in a new and troubling light, at least.
richie slumps gratefully against the wall, pressing his head back firmly against it in an effort to work through the dizziness. closes his eyes as he answers her. ]
New problems, self created. Be the clown that ruins your own life, no need to hire out to a third party like Pennywise. It asks for too much on the deposit, probably thinks we should be grateful It's not asking for a leg too.
cw: underage smoking as well now
he knocks agreeably on the floor between them to prove to her that he can. "shave and a haircut", with a little, absent grin. ]
Bev's are still a pretty good surprise, don't feel too bad. More than one eddie would be... a lot to deal with right now. Should probly work my way up to apologizing to him anyway, since I think I owe you one or two. [ since eddie had got him thinking about his old tendency to talk big about girls in a new and troubling light, at least.
richie slumps gratefully against the wall, pressing his head back firmly against it in an effort to work through the dizziness. closes his eyes as he answers her. ]
New problems, self created. Be the clown that ruins your own life, no need to hire out to a third party like Pennywise. It asks for too much on the deposit, probably thinks we should be grateful It's not asking for a leg too.