behvvie:
@clownbatted 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅: “𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎?”
it had become clear to her that none of them needed to be facing anything alone. not when they had each other & especially not in a town like derry. but bill & mike had each other. it was easy to trust that they’d be okay even if them riding into distance left her with a twinge of anxiety in her chest. ❝ no, ❞ she said, head finally turning to richie. she gave him a reassuring look before she kicked up her bike stand & pushed into movement. ❝ lets just go to the meeting spot. they’ll be back before we know it. ❞
it was strange. watching the two bike off together while they had stayed behind left a tense feeling through the air. all richie knew this summer was to stick together, never separate from one another. who even cares ? if anything happens, it’s on them. they chose to leave. it won’t be your fault. thoughts repeating through richie’s mind like a broken record. he wanted to care, but caring lead to anxiety pulsing through his chest. but in the end, anxiety always won. he followed behind, quieter than usual... until it became too much, the thoughts buried in the back of his mind came rushing out. pure impulse. “ how do you know ? ” his voice cracked, his bike coming to a pause. “ what if… it comes to get them and we’re not there ? what the hell are we going to do then ? ”
