eddie likes to (riddlethem) wrote in rooms, @ 2014-09-04 00:03:00 |
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Entry tags: | !dc comics, *log, eddie nigma, stephanie brown |
eddie/steph bathtimes quicklog
[This was probably the opposite of a break. Eddie had come home the night before with a purple potted plant, a few apologies and enough I love yous to make up for the time he was away. They spent the night in bed while Stephanie clung to him and wept over the things they lost and he was just relieved that they could have that. He remembered her crying behind a door when her little brother died and he never wanted to go back to that place again. Eddie wanted to be the shoulder she needed to cry on. It was that simple. The next day felt new and even though there were mazes and puzzles for them to figure out, Eddie thought they were finally trying to do it together.
The military came for the ninjas in the afternoon and by the late evening, edging into the morning, their power came on and water started to flow. Eddie was up in the server room with its little generator trying to iron out some final details when he got the notification and he hopped downstairs to test the faucet himself.
Elated, he went for Stephanie's office door and knocked.] Stephanie. I think it's over. I think it's fucking over.