in which eddie has insomnia, and richie works to help people sleep better. 𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. day7 sleeping delivery au tw: ptsd / anxiety attacks #8 in reddie 12/02/19

❝ how do you manage to always hurt yourself? ❞ where richie constantly gives himself papercuts in class to get the shy boy's attention

In which Eddie leaves Derry for the summer to stay with his aunt. Then he meets Richie.

"There's not much of a reason for me to stay here. Besides the fact that you're here, Eds."