College sucks but that's where I saw you

Chapter 4

"Uggggggggg"
Richie groans from his bed staring at the ceiling
"Richie Shut the hell up, please"
Stan says standing at their mirror buttoning up a fresh shirt from after his day of classes.
"Can I atleas come? You said it wasn't a date"
"Rich..."
Richie sighs rolling to sit up.
"But you know I don't like to sit alone after classes, I like to cuddle and scroll through tik tok."
"Richie, you know how I feel about Bill and I want to hang out with him... alone. Imagine if I wanted to tag along with you and Eddie."
"UGGGGGH"
Richie flops back in the bed.
"Fine"
"Hey I'll text you Eddies room number when I get it from Bill"
Richie sighs.
"Eddies working on his semester project he's busy"
"Doesn't mean you cant sit and watch"
Stan says standing over Richie and smirking down at him. Richie smiles back and rolls his eyes as Stan leaves. Richie stays like that on the bed till he feels a buzz it's a picture of Bill with his thumbs up next to their door number. Richie laughs and sighs looking back at the cracks in the ceiling. He finally sat up and looked at himself in the mirror, black jeans plain red button up, he thought he looked good but his eyes were tired. They weren't bright anymore unless he was with Bev or Stan They were brightest when he was with...Eddie. He grabbed his keys and locked his door bouncing on the balls of his feet in the elevator. He walked up to the door '319' soft music coming from the door, he knocked twice.
"Rich- uh hey I'm busy right now"
Eddie says when he opens the door Richie laughs at the black smudges all over his face.
"I-I know but I don't like being in the dorm alone so Stan suggested I come sit with you since he's out with Bill and watch you draw-l"
"Richie, it's fine come in just don't distract me ok"
Eddie says interrupting and giggling, he opens the door wider for Richie to come in which he does.
"You can just sit on my bed, Bill's is disgusting."
Eddie says gesturing to the bed not covered in empty chip bags and Soda bottles. Richie sits then pays attention to the easel holding a giant book and a picture on it. It was a woman's nude figure drawn beautifly, almost statuesque and renaissance style.
"Ed's that's amazing"
Eddie blushes and turns back to the paper and continues drawing to hide it along with his smile.
"Thank you, our project is filling this sketchbook with charcoal. We have to do a few nude drawings for anatomy and figure practices, you see the red? It's not charcoal but it's called sanguine used for body blush."
Eddie says as he's carefully drawing and biting his lip because he's focused.
"It's beautiful"
Eddie smiles and blushes again .
"Shut up"
"No because I'm just being honest, but I'll say it's not as beautiful as youuu"
Richie says smirking in a joking tone. Eddies face turns into a tomato Richie couldn't see his face but he could see that his ears were red.
"Stoooopp"
Eddie says the eye roll heard in his tone.
"Noooo"
Eddie just laughs and Richie chuckles sitting back to lean on the wall.
"Come sit with me"
"Richie I said no distractions. I told you yesterday I wanted to get a good portion done."
Richie nods
"How much have you got"
Eddie sighs
"Page two, it's been 7 hours. Got back from class and immediately started."
"Well what took you so long on the first one?"
Eddie frowns.
"A self portrait, I hate drawing them but I didn't have a choice"
"I bet it's beautiful... can I see?"
Eddie shakes his head smudging
"Richieee no distractions"
Eddie whines, turning around, finally looking at Richie who laughed putting up his hands. Eddie turns back
"Ok ok you got me.... sooo, how's pretty frat boy?"
Eddie smiles at his paper.
"I.. have a date tomorrow"
He says punctuating his sentence by finishing a line on the paper.
Richie's face falls but only for a second then he remembers to be happy if he's happy. He lies down on Eddie's pillow putting his happy face back on.
"OoOoOoo Eddie caught himself a fish"
Eddie giggles excitedly.
"Please don't compare him to a fish jesus, and he's not a frat boy he has his own apartment"
Eddie says, making them both laugh. He steps back examining his piece.
"Ta da! I think I'm done"
"I think it's Beautiful work if my opinion matters"
Eddie smiles and turns to him and crawls to laying next to him on the bed.
"It does and thank you."
Eddie scotches in and Richie puts his arm around Eddie who snuggles up on his chest, they would sit like that lot as kids.
"You ok?"
Eddie nods.
"To be honest, I'm exhausted"
Eddie says in a sleepy voice, he was making circles with his finger on Richie's chest, his eyes focused on the shirt folding.
"Then go to sleep Ed's"
He nods, closing his eyes.
"It's not that easy Rich, you know I have problems sleeping, and I have to get back to work."
He says quietly. Richie nods then starts to hum, it was some old song and Eddie smiles.
"Just like when we were kids, I still have no clue what you're humming."
Eddie said, making both of them smile.
"It helps though"
Eddie nods slowly, Richie's hum sending him to sleep, it always had.
Eddie wakes up after an hour of sleep when there's a knock on the door and a girl's voice.
"Bill!? Bill answer me I know you're here!"
Eddie sighed sitting up.
"Who is that"
Richie Asks sitting up and placing a hand on Eddie's back.
"Cindy, he's not here, go away!"
Eddie yells pressing the palms of his hands into his eyes.
"I HEARD another voice in there Eddie"
Eddie wines long and annoyed then stands up wiping his eyes. He opens the door wide enough and gestures to Richie. It's the girl he was with last night. Her face drops spotting Richie then becomes even more mad.
"Where is he"
Eddie pinches the bridge of his nose looking down at the floor.
"Cindy you two aren't dating anymore, even if you hooked up he was drunk, HE DOESN'T LIKE YOU"
Eddie says stern. She just angry screams and stomps her foot then stomps down the hall. Eddie sighs then flops down face first on his pillow next to Richie and groans.
"That girl is gonna be the death of me"
Richie laughed.
"Hey at least Stan will be happy he's single"
Eddie laughs and rolls over, Richie now sitting criss cross looking down at him and messing with his hair
"He didn't have the guts to tell him then do you think he will now?"
"I'll make him if he doesn't"
Richie says laughing and Eddie smiles.
"It's getting late"
Eddie said sitting up it was now ten pm. He closed his sketchbook then folded up his easel placing it against his wall.
"Will you be able to sleep?"
Richie asks and Eddie turns a weird expression on his face.
"You're not staying?"
"I- I mean if you want me to-"
"Ugh Wait shit Derek the ra planned random room checking tonight for people swapping rooms."
Eddie cuts him off saying that, annoyed.
"It's ok Ed's, I'll talk to you Saturday becauseeeeee you have a date tomorrow Spagettie"
Richie says standing and poking eddies sides. Eddie jumps.
"I'm nervous but excited"
"I'm sure you'll be fine Ed's, here gimme a hug before I go"
They hug tightly for a few beats then Richie heads to his room.