[ A hissed Jesus catches in his throat as a finger is suddenly running down his neck and he reacts on instinct, vacating the chair to move away, to the end of the bed as his pulse hammers in alarm. Billy definitely hadn't been in the room a moment before, he's ... faster. Steve swallows and itches the back of his neck where he stands, feeling a lot like he just shared a significant look with Nancy in a dirty RV and then Jonathan rolled in to sweep her up. ]
H-Hey, man.
[ He must have been dropped down the stairs several times as a baby, this keeps happening. Inserting himself where he doesn't belong, isn't wanted, keeps imagining friendship is something else. Watching Eddie light up with Billy in the room, reaching for him, Steve looks down and busies himself taking the magazine out of the bag. ]
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Date: 2022-08-10 09:02 am (UTC)H-Hey, man.
[ He must have been dropped down the stairs several times as a baby, this keeps happening. Inserting himself where he doesn't belong, isn't wanted, keeps imagining friendship is something else. Watching Eddie light up with Billy in the room, reaching for him, Steve looks down and busies himself taking the magazine out of the bag. ]
Here, you didn't rip my throat out.
[ It's tossed to Eddie's side. ]