#bucklees

CAUGHT OFF GUARD, gaze stays fixed on robin as his characteristically animated face says far more than his [ initial ] silence. eyebrows raising slightly before settling in a furrowed position, forming little creases between them. if there’s one thing he can read from robin it’s SINCERITY -- he can tell she’s not trying to force some bullshit, after-school-special type bonding. well, that and robin being in the marching band, on its own [ cliche as it is ], is kind of a sign she’s being earnest. 

“ now what about me makes you think i’m so different? ” humor is often the default that he quickly falls back on. a deflection away -- even though he trusts robin, it’s not so easy to dig that deep or to be so honest about the armor he’s cast for himself. he’s proud to ‘be different’, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t lean into it as a form of protection -- of SURVIVAL. it’s easier sometimes to wrap himself up in a persona, in good humor, than to be vulnerable. god, what a cliche! a smile spreads across his face, removing the brief more thoughtful expression he wore earlier -- hands raise on either side of himself in a kind of ‘VOILA’ type gesture. 

SAFETY seems like such a foreign concept at this point -- or, at least, completely relative depending on what flavor of chaos was surrounding him [ and his new friends ] at any given time. a breathy, humorless laugh falls past eddie’s lips as he looks towards robin skeptically, “ safe feels like an OVER-SELL, but, ” head tilts and brows lift, “ compared to being constantly on the run from a pack of psychopaths? and . . . some kind of monster . . . thing? being somewhere where we can take a breath is definitely safe - ER, ” he adds with an animated wave of his hand between ‘safe’ and ‘er’. 

𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑫𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑳𝑶𝑷𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 .

do they keep their promises ?

yes. eddie's a pretty reliable person who hates letting people down. he typically tries not to make promises he can't keep because of this.

what is the most important rule your character lives by ?

do no harm, but take no shit.

how strong is your character's sense of responsibility ?what kinds of things trigger it ?

@bucklees​ :   ❛ it’s better with you here. ❜

      a  nervous  sigh  breaks  out  of  you,  feet  taking  you  closer  to  robin.  the  two  of  you  have  become  friends  in  band.  well,  maybe  not  friends  but  friendly.  acquaintances  maybe?  hopefully  friendly  enough  that  you  can  ask  about  steve  and  how  he  brings  her  to  school  every  day  (  yet  he  took  another  girl  to  the  homecoming  game?  )  ❝  you  and  steve  harrington  are  a  cute  couple,  ❞  you  whisper  quietly,  eyes  not  quite  meeting  hers.