[A good idea in theory is not what he wants to hear. He says:] I won't, [and is obviously lying. He already has a knot in his chest when he pushes Eddie out at arms length to really look at him.
He doesn't notice the cheek at first. His eyes go to his throat and the bandage there, the slight discolouration from puss and blood. Beyond this, it looks mostly clean. It looks like someone took care to apply it. He doesn't know whether Billy or the girlfriend are responsible for it, and he finds he doesn't really care.
He notices the mark on his cheek next, and faintly, even as he asks, he has some idea of what happened here. ] What did they do to you?
cw: uhh puss mention
He doesn't notice the cheek at first. His eyes go to his throat and the bandage there, the slight discolouration from puss and blood. Beyond this, it looks mostly clean. It looks like someone took care to apply it. He doesn't know whether Billy or the girlfriend are responsible for it, and he finds he doesn't really care.
He notices the mark on his cheek next, and faintly, even as he asks, he has some idea of what happened here. ] What did they do to you?