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Eddie Munson ([personal profile] gygaxed) wrote in [community profile] cheerfire 2022-08-18 04:54 am (UTC)

I wasn't staying at a hotel.

[ He says this softly, thinks about all of his things tucked away in his childhood home. Even still, with his newfound wealth and fame he could still probably find someone to go collect them, could certainly find someone to clean the place up so Chrissy doesn't see the embarrassing mess he's left there. The place is strewn with empty liquor bottles and crushed beer cans, crumpled packs of cigarettes tucked into every corner. ]

We can move to the suite if you want. [ He tries to push the thought of the trailer out of his mind, at least for now. Let him have one pleasant thought to cling to. ] Could be fun.

[ And there is something fun about the idea, treating it like some sort of vacation for the two of them. Their food arrives, and for an odd change of pace, Chrissy is the one encouraging him to eat. Eddie gets down some of it, knows that he needs to eat something. Once he's managed to choke down about half of what she's ordered Eddie retreats back into the safety of the bedsheets, pulling the duvet around him.

He curls up close to her, for the first time in a long time feeling truly at ease. It's no surprise then that he's soon fast asleep, pressed close against her. Blessedly, it's a sleep that's deep and dreamless, affording him the rest he's so sorely needed. ]

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