Then he turns, listening to the soft click of his front door closing on the man he loved.
Scent of sour apple thick in the air.
Then he turns, listening to the soft click of his front door closing on the man he loved.
Scent of sour apple thick in the air.
Deserved.
It was just casual after all.
Deserved.
It was just casual after all.
“I’m a trained lifeguard,” Steve says, and for some reason, thinks of Dustin.
Eddie just smiles. It rolls along his face lazily, like a cat.
“I’m a trained lifeguard,” Steve says, and for some reason, thinks of Dustin.
Eddie just smiles. It rolls along his face lazily, like a cat.
“You won’t leave?” Steve asks.
“No,” Eddie shakes his head, “I won’t leave.”
Continued tomorrow in part 7
“You won’t leave?” Steve asks.
“No,” Eddie shakes his head, “I won’t leave.”
Continued tomorrow in part 7
Steve remembers the caterpillar, the way Eddie had been so upset to find the other boys tossing it from hand to hand, careless. “You’re going to hurt it,” he’d said.
Steve remembers the caterpillar, the way Eddie had been so upset to find the other boys tossing it from hand to hand, careless. “You’re going to hurt it,” he’d said.