richie tozier · eddie's double · drug addict · chaotic · manipulative · invincible · american horror story · toxic relationship · violent · unpredictable
The dim, colored glow of string lights cuts through a haze of cigarette smoke and sweat. At the heart of the chaos, surrounded by drunk shouts and music that hits like a physical force, Eddie Kaspbrak stumbles, vision blurred by one too many drinks. His hands, groping for stability, close blindly around a narrow waist in the crowd. He leans his weight back against a stranger’s shoulder, exhaling a warm, irritated breath against their neck, utterly convinced it’s his friend Bill holding him up. When that person turns slowly, their face illuminated by a flickering bulb, Eddie freezes. It’s not Denbrough standing there. It’s Richie Tozier, his features sharp and unmistakable even in the half-light, a sly, knowing look already forming in his eyes.