#pairing logs

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Losers at a Frat Party: Part 8 (fin.)

Saturday, 09/01, After the Party (Reddie)

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Setting the Scene: After the party, Richie and Eddie go back to Eddie’s room, some shenanigans start to ensue, but things quickly take a turn back to fluff. AT LAST, the night of 09/01 comes to an end for every Loser.

Word Count: 6,200+ ; Warnings: under 21 drinking; mild making out 

Previous Parts: 1. Pregame (+texts), 2. Party Begins, 3. Party Continues, 4. Party Winds Down, 5. Party Ends, 6. Mike & Bill After, 7. Benverly After 

Eddie leaves the frat house with Richie, hands clasped together. They are each holding a freshly opened beer in their free hand, not paying any mind to the possibility of being caught by campus security. Eddie isn't worried about that right now. He's not worried about anything, really, which is an extreme rarity for him.

Something about Richie makes him feel less inhibited, and he knows it's Richie and not the alcohol, because in any other situation he would still feel a dull, pulsing sense of panic building in his gut, no matter how drunk he was. In any other situation he would be afraid, desperate for affection but terrified of putting himself in someone else's hands. In any other situation, he would hear his mother’s voice, calling him dirty and sick... but this is different. Richie is different.

There is more to it than that, but Eddie can't figure out what, and it doesn't matter right now, anyway, because Richie's hand is in his and it feels more natural than anything in the world. He tightens his grip and shifts closer, heart fluttering when their clasped hands brush against his thigh. It's surely past midnight now, and the further away they walk from the frat house, the quieter the campus becomes, until Eddie breaks the silence by laughing suddenly.

"You know, I've been telling myself all week not to let you make a move on me, yet here we are, and I was the one who made the move."

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And so ends Reddie’s night.

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Richie & Eddie's Awkward Next-Day Hangout

Sunday, 09/02, early afternoon, York Hall room 204

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Setting the Scene: After Eddie gets off the phone with Sonia, Richie comes over for an awkward, confusing conversation. Or, the one where Eddie's baggage starts to show and Richie eats Kraft Mac n' Cheese.

Word Count: 4,900+ ; Warnings: references to pill dependency 

Richie spends the better part of two hours reading over Eddie's cryptic text messages. He should have known better then to text him. If he had waited until the next time they saw each other before talking, he would not feel so confused. Except he didn’t want to wait until their next class. Last night left him with an infinite number of questions, about an already baffling person. He goes into the dorm kitchen to make Kraft Mac & Cheese. Since he is feeling weird, he decides to make two packets, but as he finishes stirring and turns the stove off, he realizes it is far too much. "Well, shit."

His and Bill's mini-fridge is already filled to capacity. Then an idea hits, and he texts Eddie, ‘I made too much mac and cheese. So I am bringing you the leftovers.’ Then he tosses the pasta in a big bowl, grabs two spoons, and starts walking toward Eddie's room.

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Losers at a Frat Party: Part 4

Saturday, 09/01, Unspecified Frat House (Reddie & Benverly)

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Setting the Scene: The party goes on, Bev joins Ben in some bonding and whiskey consumption, Eddie recovers from his ‘asthma’ attack, and Richie finally gets his smoke break.

Word Count: 4,300+ ; Warnings: under 21 drinking

Previous Parts: 1. Pregame (+texts), 2. Party Begins, 3. Party Continues.

Beverly leads the way to the kitchen, checking back every so often to make sure Ben is still behind her. Once there, she grabs a clean cup from the counter and scoops some jungle juice inside.

"So, has anyone ever told you you dress like a cowboy?" she asks.

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Ben blushes because of her question, and sips from his recently filled cup. "Some people have." He doesn't know what to do now. She's not moving, so he's not moving either. "I guess it's the belt."

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Or continue to the end of the party (but not the end of the night!)

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Texting: Richie & Eddie

Wednesday, 08/29, early afternoon

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Setting the Scene: Eddie and Richie do some texting during class, and plans are made.

Word Count: 1,400+ ; Warnings: none

[Eddie] by the way, i forgot to ask this morning what movies you ended up watching the other night

[Richie] None, but last night we marathoned 4 Jackie Chan movies it was awesome.

[Eddie] wow, i really missed out that's what... 6 hours? did you sleep?

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Losers at a Frat Party: Part 5

Saturday, 09/01, Unspecified Frat House (Reddie & Benverly)

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Setting the Scene: As the night comes to a close, Richie and Eddie get to know each other better and finally have their “first” kiss. Meanwhile, all of Bev’s drinking catches up to her and Ben is a True Gentleman.

Word Count: 4,000+ ; Warnings: under 21 drinking

Previous Parts: 1. Pregame (+texts), 2. Party Begin, 3. Party Continues, 4. Party Winds Down.

Out on the porch, Richie inhales the smoke from his cigarette, happily quenching that nicotine itch. "So I don't think I ever asked. Why did you transfer to Maine?"

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The question makes Eddie cringe, but at this point he's too drunk to stealthily dodge the topic, and something about the way Richie looks at him makes him want to talk anyway.

"It's a long story," he starts, shrugging. He drinks more, ruminating for a moment on how to phrase it in the least damaging way he can. "Freshman year was my first time being away from my mom, and I didn't handle the freedom of the city very well. It ended up being a whole thing by the end of the year, so I moved back home and went to community college. But after being away from her for a while, being there again was so suffocating, and my asthma got really, really bad. We got into a lot of arguments, too, about... like, the kind of person I am..." He looks out over the lawn, feeling mildly uncomfortable with how much he's sharing, even though he’s trying to be vague. "I kind of ran away... and ended up with my grandparents - my dad's parents - a few months ago. I was planning to go back home once summer ended, but they convinced me that staying in Maine would be better." He shrugs and looks at Richie again. "So... yeah. It's all pretty stupid, I guess."

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Continued in separate Benverly and Reddie posts.

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Losers at a Frat Party: Part 7

Saturday, 09/01, After the Party (Benverly)

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Setting the Scene: After the party, Ben walks Bev back home and they take a little bit of a detour to drunkenly lay on some grass.

Word Count: 4,400+ ; Warnings: none

Previous Parts: 1. Pregame (+texts), 2. Party Begin, 3. Party Continues, 4. Party Winds Down, 5. Party Ends, 6. Mike & Bill After.

As they leave the party, Bev stumbles along as Ben does. "Hey, shouldn't you be the one walking me home, Cowboy?" she teases and giggles, feeling the warmth Ben brings along with his tall stature. Close to what she predicted before, Bev's head lands right about where Ben's chest and neck meet. It's cozy; maybe if they were lying down she might fall asleep in his arms.

She shakes her head, moving onto any other thought, a bit disappointed in herself for falling for the ‘cowboy’ tonight. Maybe it was just his thing. He has probably been this way with another girl before, but Bev doesn't want to think about that although it's where her mind naturally takes her. ‘Time to move onto something else. Anything else.’ "So, did you ever go through a horse phase? Y'know, like those girls in elementary that become obsessed with horses and dedicate all their conversations to them?"

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And so ends Benverly’s night.

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First Meetings: Eddie, Bill, Richie

Monday, 08/27, York Hall/Jade Orient, evening

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Setting the Scene: Eddie joins Bill and Richie on a Chinese food outing, some chucks are had, things take a turn for the strange, Derry is brought up, and then, finally, Reddie has a moment.

Word Count: 6,200+ ; Warnings: none

The audition for ‘Into the Woods’ took longer than Richie expected. Eddie must be waiting for him to be ready for dinner, so he is frantically texting Bill, trying to get him to answer. 

[RT]: CODE: GAY PANIC [RT]: DUDE YOU NEED TO FUCKING ANSWER ME [RT]: Agdhididb [RT]: We HAVE to go out to dinner tonight because I invited a cute guy from my class to come with us to get Chinese or maybe I said Japanese I CAN’T REMEMBER [RT]: He’s kinda hesitant to be friends but when I want a friend I make it HAPPEN [RT]: BIG BILL [RT]: He has the biggest fucking brown eyes that literally stopped me in my tracks [RT]: I shit you not I couldn’t stop staring [RT]: BILLIAM [RT]: It was embarrassing and I never get embarrassed [RT]: BILLY [RT]: PLEASE [RT]: ANSWER ME ASSHOLE Richie practically sprints to his dorm room. He flings the door open, the frame rattling dangerously. “BILL! WHY DON’T YOU CHECK TEXTS!?” he bellows.

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First Meetings: Bev & Ben

Monday, 08/27, a parking lot, around noon

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Setting the Scene: In the third pairing “meet cute”, accidents happen (well, almost).  

Word Count: 1,500+ ; Warnings: none

Is it normal for classes to drag on like the ones Beverly has experienced today? Each course felt like twenty years only to discuss the class syllabus. She’s not sure what to blame it on, the professors lacking any enthusiasm early in the morning or her stomach mildly grumbling throughout each class, caused by the fact she skipped out on breakfast this morning. It isn’t her fault styling her hair takes so long.

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