Reddie + Hanbrough Husband Swap
How would it work?
Bill and Richie understand each other better than any other Loser. They get each other’s intricacies without grappling for it, quick to see past camouflage and barriers. The only thing is, their mutual respect often gets entangled with frustration, because understanding doesn’t always result in agreement. Their competitive dynamic is something they harness for horniness for motivation, for spates of it that they can’t get anywhere else.
Mike is endeared by the way Eddie puts his friends above all, and the passion he pours into everything that matters to him. Eddie adores Mike’s open tenderness, how he makes you feel safe but never underestimated, and his superior sense of humor (sorry Richard, facts are facts). It’s effortless between them--affection given freely and accepted without pause.
Would there be jealousy?
Bill and Eddie, brimming with familial, unconditional love for each other, are more concerned about reminding their respective SO’s on how to handle the other one with care. Bill will warn Mike about Eddie’s tendency not to be upfront when overwhelmed. Eddie will implore Richie not to prod and poke Bill where past tragedies have left him raw and sensitive.
Mike wouldn’t see Richie as a threat, if only because they both know that Richie belongs to Richie-and-Eddie at the end of the day. As for Bill, he chose Mike once upon a time, and he’s chosen Mike without fail ever since.
Richie has seen time and again how well Mike treats Eddie, to the point that he’d sooner trust Mike than trust himself. He also believes Eddie when he says that Richie is his home, finds no room for doubt when Eddie shows him every chance he gets.
