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alondra. (stint) wrote in dunwichgame,
@ 2023-07-18 18:55:00

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!log/thread/narrative, stephen king: eddie kaspbrak, ◌ inactive: mercy rivers

Tuesday - Evening

EDDIE AND MERCY
"Are you cheating on me with the Tunnel of Love, Eddie Kaspbrak?"

Joyland | TBD | ⚠ LANGUAGE, TALK OF DEATH? TBD?

Mercy swirled through Joyland with her phone in one hand and a funnel cake in the other. She’d been trying to text Eddie since she’d gotten off of work, but his phone was apparently an afterthought. They agreed to meet there, but the meeting place must have been agreed on after she fell asleep. No matter how many times she picked her brain she couldn’t quite remember it, but as she stared down the carnival games and rickety rides, the only one that she didn’t want to go back on was the one that called out to her.

With great disdain for the things that she’d seen inside of it, Mercy made her way toward the tunnel of love and shoved her phone back into her pocket. She knew she had to make quick work of her funnel cake, lest Eddie see that she’d been secretly snacking on fried food. Her fingers and face were covered with powdered sugar and she paused at a trash can to discard the rest of her prized treat before brushing off her face and hands.

After she was convinced she was clear of evidence, Mercy leaned against the exit of the Tunnel ride, her sunglasses pushed low on her nose. When she saw him exit, Mercy clicked her tongue and waved, an eyebrow raised.

“Are you cheating on me with the Tunnel of Love, Eddie Kaspbrak?”

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germhater
2023-07-19 06:56 pm UTC (link)

Eddie had been operating at a high anxiety ever since Richie disappeared. He had him back, but there was still Neibolt, complete with the fucking well house in town. Everything he did felt overshadowed by the question of what that meant for him, the other Losers, Mercy, Tobias, and everyone else in town. Then Erika was murdered and Ani disappeared. He hadn't seen either loss coming, and wouldn't have been able to stop them even if he had.

Stepping into the swan boat felt like stepping into a bubble bath at the end of a stressful day. A bubble bath with an inhaler and a massive bottle of placebos. All he had to do was enjoy the ride and see the vision of a future where he got to live and no one else died in his place. It seemed so very, wonderfully real and took away all his worry.

By the end of the ride, his anxiety was gone and had been replaced with an amazing, excited energy. He had to take that ride again. He was so focused on getting back into the line that he missed seeing Mercy. He didn't even fully register her voice until she said his name. First and last.

Eddie turned around and faced her. "What?" He asked first, looking at her with a silly grin. "Oh, no, fuck Mercy. I was just getting the tunnel ready for a threesome." That sounded even dirtier, and more amusing, through the post-boat ride daze than he had intended. He chuckled and held out his hand. "C'mon, let's ride it together again."

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stint
2023-07-20 08:16 pm UTC (link)

Mercy hesitated before reaching out and taking his offered hand. She had been on that boat ride three times at that point, and each time it made her want to go back more. She also knew that what it showed her was a lie, and when she left it last time she'd been in a flood of tears.

Needless to say, she wasn't excited about his proposal.

However, Eddie was her person, and she felt it was better to go with him than to let him go around in there on his own. She didn't like that he had gone back, especially without her, but as they stood in line with the rest of the prospective riders Mercy realized that he needed whatever was in there.

Not that she liked that.

"Eddie," she whispered, pressing a kiss to his hand as they moved up a spot, "I don't think we see the same thing when we go in. My... Trip was not super fun last time."