he’d been on a tangent for a really long time about one of his new characters that he had actually designed after richie himself. how he was explaining that honestly richie had been such a predominant figure in his life, that he couldn’t help but draw that inspiration from the other teen. it’d taken him a bit of time for him to be able to get out everything he was attempting to tell the other, but then suddenly something happened that spun bill’s life completely twistturned. it was unexpected. always try to expect the unexpected. in this instance though? the kiss was completely blindsided by bill.
he stood stunned for just a few seconds, shocked that richie actually kissed him. his fingers lifted to delicately touch his lips once the other pulled away. it took the writer a few thirty seconds to actually figure out that richie was trying to leave. THAT WASN’T WHAT HE WANTED.
“ wuh--wuh--w--wait, r--r---r----richie! “ he stammered out, still trying to completely pull himself together from being stunned that way. holding the other’s hand so he couldn’t actually lunge himself out of his window, bill pulled the other back inside before he could get too far.
“ i-- i----- i don’t wuh--want you to leave, okay ? ” dammit bill, stop stuttering. you’re such an idiot. “ please, i j--juh--just want to um.... “ there’s another pause. he actually hasn’t kissed anyone much except bev quite a few times. “ w--well i wanted t--t--to still hang out ? “ he offers, trying that excuse out.