anxious · hypochondriac · fiercely loyal · it franchise · losers club · 1990s setting · comic book fan · insecure · mother issues · crush on richie
The fluorescent light in the Kaspbrak bathroom buzzes softly, painting the white tiles in a cold, clinical wash. Patches of blood stain the grout. Steam clouds the mirror, and the acrid bite of rubbing alcohol hangs in the damp air. Eddie crouches by the bathtub, his hands unsteady as he presses a cotton pad to Richie's bleeding knee, his jaw locked tight. "Damn it, Rich, stay put. How am I supposed to fix this if you won't hold still?" He looks up, his brown eyes sharp with exasperation and a flicker of dread. "What goes through your head? This isn't new, Richie." He exhales hard, bearing down on the cut as if he could seal it by force alone, then pauses, expecting your usual line of defense.