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oh my god yes this!!!!!!

they’re both so in love with something about the other that they’re the complete opposite of themselves

while richie’s all about wearing anything as long as it’s bright and fun, eddie likes to plan

it’s canon that eddie loves fashion (not in ch2 tho what was that boring polo and hoodie about) and i really like when that’s acknowledged

eddie likes taking his time putting together colours and fabrics he thinks work with each other because he still likes to be tidy and organised, even with clothing

richie thinks it’s so adorable when he and eddie are going to an informal event, just something small like meeting up with the other losers but eddie still gets excited about putting together a shirt and sweater combo, richie’s heart swells when he sees how pleased eddie is with himself when he finds something that works

for formal events eddie likes suits, finding joy in picking out pocket squares that match or compliment the shirt he’s wearing and getting to put on his fancy loafers with them

(book eddie really wears gucci loafers and i will never let go of that)

richie LOVES it so so much

eddie’s style is so polished and it makes richie swoon, he’s just so handsome

eddie admits to richie a couple of months into their relationship that fashion is something that means a lot to him because when he was stuck in his marriage with myra, he felt like his clothes were one of the few things he had control over and could express himself through

myra was keen on deciding most things for him but his limo company earns him enough money that he was able to buy his clothes with what he earned—he didn’t have to go through her first because he controlled their finances

eddie pays great attention to detail, he wants to be clean and tidy any way he can so he really goes all out with his clothes, to the point of ironing his underwear and socks

richie’s not sure he totally understands eddie’s reasoning for the underwear and socks specifically, but he doesn’t ask because it seems to be soothing for eddie and it’s cute that he enjoys himself while doing something that would be mundane to most other people

eddie has a strong urge within himself to take care of those he loves, he wants to dote on richie and make sure he’s safe and happy but he almost hates this part of himself because he knows that it’s rooted in his mother’s treatment of him as a child

he doesn’t see richie the way she saw him of course, and richie is always quick to reassure him that nothing he’s doing is hurting richie and that in fact he really likes that eddie wants to care for him

but it’ll always be hard to know where that comes from, even if he isn’t manifesting these feelings into something abusive like his mother did

because of this urge to care and love and help richie wherever he can, he starts to iron richie’s underwear and socks too

he knows richie wouldn’t care whether they were ironed or not and he’s a little embarrassed that he wants so strongly to do little things like this to make him happy, but he’s not so good with expressing his love through words yet

that’ll take some time, so for now gestures and actions are what he relies on to show his care

richie frankly loves that eddie takes the time to do this for him, it’s really sweet and sure it wouldn’t make a difference to him either way but like i said he really feels something for eddie’s clothing style and how he chooses to go about organising his outfits, and his heart swoops at the thought of eddie doing something small to try to make him happy too, it’s adorable