The Rooftop
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Now that Eddie's closer, his heart rate starts to quicken. Because from here, he can see the tear tracks on Steve's mole-spattered cheeks, the way his free hand is white-knuckling the edge of the concrete. "Steve?" he murmurs.
"Mmm?"
"How about you come back a little from the edge?" He keeps his voice as even as he can manage.
"Why?"
"Because, I dunno if you've noticed, but it's a really long way down."
"I noticed."
But he doesn't move.
*****
On a New York City rooftop late on a Saturday night, Eddie finds the most beautiful man he's ever seen.
And perhaps the saddest.
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- Part 1 of The Rooftop
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The breath leaves his lungs, and Eddie feels himself go lax, warmth spreading through his veins.
Because Steve's kissing him.
Because Steve still doesn't say a lot, still seems trapped in his own thoughts a lot of the time which is fine because Eddie does enough talking for the both of them but it means he hadn't expected…this.
After a moment that Eddie knows is permanently seared into his memory, Steve pulls away. Ducks his head, suddenly bashful.
"Sorry," he mumbles. "Just felt…right."
*****
Over time, a suicidal Steve begins to recover, with Eddie at his side.
Along the way, love blooms.
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- Part 2 of The Rooftop