[and then he realizes what's going on. they're going to take the bullet out of the kid's arm. he sees someone come back with a knife]
You're not gonna want to see this, Eds. Trust me. This is - oh, fuck, this is gonna be gross. Close your eyes.
[and he sits behind Eddie, clapping his hands over his ears, staying close. everything that goes down in the next minute, the minute which feels like eternity, is not going to be something he'll want to see or hear: the impromptu surgery, short!Mitsuru's sudden use of magic to remove the bullet the rest of the way, the little tiny fairy sprite things that appear out of nowhere ... and certainly not the gorgeous redhead pulling out a gun and SHOOTING HERSELF IN THE HEAD to make another magic fairy thing show up to heal the injured kid. it's all too much for Richie, himself, and Eddie can probably feel Richie's chest heaving behind him as he breathes through it all, his breath stirring his hair. his lips are pursed tight, his eyes wide. it's like a train wreck and a horror movie all in one - he can't look away. he can't. he doesn't dare. the last time he looked away ...
"It got Bev."
oh, God. ohhhhhhhh, God. once Ren passes out, and Ichigo lays into Mitsuru The Hotter for not warning everyone that that gun-to-the-head thing was going to happen, he lets go of Eddie's ears]
Humperdink Is Marry Buttercup In Less Than An Hour. Here. Lemme sum up.
You're not gonna want to see this, Eds. Trust me. This is - oh, fuck, this is gonna be gross. Close your eyes.
[and he sits behind Eddie, clapping his hands over his ears, staying close. everything that goes down in the next minute, the minute which feels like eternity, is not going to be something he'll want to see or hear: the impromptu surgery, short!Mitsuru's sudden use of magic to remove the bullet the rest of the way, the little tiny fairy sprite things that appear out of nowhere ... and certainly not the gorgeous redhead pulling out a gun and SHOOTING HERSELF IN THE HEAD to make another magic fairy thing show up to heal the injured kid. it's all too much for Richie, himself, and Eddie can probably feel Richie's chest heaving behind him as he breathes through it all, his breath stirring his hair. his lips are pursed tight, his eyes wide. it's like a train wreck and a horror movie all in one - he can't look away. he can't. he doesn't dare. the last time he looked away ...
"It got Bev."
oh, God. ohhhhhhhh, God. once Ren passes out, and Ichigo lays into Mitsuru The Hotter for not warning everyone that that gun-to-the-head thing was going to happen, he lets go of Eddie's ears]
He's gonna be okay. Shit.
[pardon him while he goes to flip out a little]