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// you're the only friend I need
sharing beds like little kids
laughing 'til our ribs get tough
but that will never be enough //
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Almost every time the lights turn off and they cram in the shitty twin bed, Richie seems to become a different person. Maybe not different, per say, but the stupid jokes and teasing die down, the guard of nonchalance dropping. Eddie feels lucky to see this side of Richie, soft and caring—vulnerable. It’s not like he hates the other side of Richie, he secretly enjoys their constant banter and his dumb jokes. No, it’s that this side is rare, and it’s something beautiful. Here, safe in the soft flannel sheets, it feels like they are the only two souls for miles, and they can be themselves, and that is terrifying and reassuring all at once.
“I’m gonna miss this. When we go off to college,” Richie admits, the weight behind his words telling Eddie he felt the same about their shared nights.
“Yeah,” Eddie agrees softly, “me too.” -
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On the last day of summer, Richie goes to the clubhouse on his lonesome, only to find Eddie already there and in the most coveted spot-- the hammock. What was supposed to be a simple afternoon changes course as they process the events of their summer, providing comfort for one another, leading to Richie realizing something about himself, and how he feels for Eddie.
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They return to their individual activities, but Richie can’t get past the first few pages of his comic. He can’t focus, not with how close they are. Their bare legs are brushed against one another, and Eddie’s leaning his head against Richie’s shin as he writes, jutting his tongue out as he erases something. The touch, the way he looks, it’s overwhelming. It’s overwhelming that he’s alive, that they’re both still here, together, after everything. -
you don't have to say i love you (to say i love you) by mikeshanlon
Fandoms: American Vandal (TV)
06 Feb 2019
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Sam can say, ‘I love you’ to Peter, and vice versa, and it’ll mean something-- just not exactly what Sam wants to convey.
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Or: The one where Sam realizes he's In Love with Peter, but fails to pick up on all the ways Peter says he loves him too without really saying it. -
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There are many things Peter Maldonado doesn’t know for sure. He’s just a teenage boy, after all. Sometimes that bothers him, but he knows he has time to figure them out, which is part of the reason he loves being a documentarian so much. Setting out to find the truth, of others and within himself.
But one of the things he doesn’t know is threatening to shatter one of the unequivocal truths in Peter’s life, and that scares him.
Sam Ecklund is keeping something from him. -
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Richie smiled smugly, “You’ve got spunk Kaspbrak. I like that.”
“Why don’t you try shutting the fuck up Tozier,” Eddie retorted as the line moved forward, “So what is this, if not some ploy to get me to tutor you? Some sort of dork outreach program? Because I’m not interested.”
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Or: The one where Richie Tozier has six weeks to get into a relationship and make someone fall for him. Only problem? That someone is the anxiety ridden, goody two shoes Eddie Kaspbrak, and he can't even stand to be in the same room as Richie.