#but also specifically focusing on his feelings for buck bc i'm stupid rn

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see, eddie knows. he just can't connect what he knows with what it means. that would require opening the box. and if he opens the box, the box will be open. and if the box is open he won't be able to close it, and everything will change. so the knowing floods in his veins when he looks, and weaves into every piece of himself, and this is okay. but maybe the box wants to be opened. maybe eddie wants the box to be opened too.