[ Eddie shrugs and retrieves the offered snack. It probably seems weird to everyone else, if they're actually paying attention, for the town freak to be at all nice to a jock that had previously raised hell in the hallways for people like him.
But it also hadn't been Steve doing the harassing. He just stood idly by while Eddie got shoved around. Which really isn't much better, but there's something about Steve that seems different. ]
Suit yourself.
[ He doesn't budge, though. Even if this is the only time that Steve tolerates his presence, he hopes that it makes Steve feel even the slightest bit better. He won't admit it to himself, but he hates seeing Steve look so miserable. That there's the slightest bit of a crush that he just hasn't been able to get rid of.
And when Eddie's finished with his lunch, he bangs his fist gently against the table to announce his departure. ] Well, it's been real, Harrington. We should do this again sometime.
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But it also hadn't been Steve doing the harassing. He just stood idly by while Eddie got shoved around. Which really isn't much better, but there's something about Steve that seems different. ]
Suit yourself.
[ He doesn't budge, though. Even if this is the only time that Steve tolerates his presence, he hopes that it makes Steve feel even the slightest bit better. He won't admit it to himself, but he hates seeing Steve look so miserable. That there's the slightest bit of a crush that he just hasn't been able to get rid of.
And when Eddie's finished with his lunch, he bangs his fist gently against the table to announce his departure. ] Well, it's been real, Harrington. We should do this again sometime.