grad school losers club celebrating finals with dinner at richie and eddie's off campus apartment.
richie, mike, and bev in the eat-in kitchen cooking an actual feast and drinking wine while eddie, ben, bill, and stan sit at the kitchen table playing poker or something
stan's playlist is on eddie's bluetooth, richie has been criticizing pretty much every song until one comes on and his eyes light up. mike laughs while he sings and slinks towards the table.
"let's marvin gaye and get it on, you got that healing that i want."
eddie side-eyes him warily, cards in his hands. "richie-"
richie drapes himself over the table, touches eddie's arm. "just like they say in the song. until the dawn, let's marvin gaye and get it on."
"rich, it's my hand-"
richie circles the table and pulls eddie out of his chair. everyone's watching them, amused. "we got this king size to ourselves, don't have to share with no one else."
"richie, seriously-"
richie ignores him, pulling him into the more open space of the kitchen so he can spin them both while he sings. "there's something in your eyes that pulls me closer. it's so subtle, im in trouble."
bev joins in, pointing at ben, "but id love to be in trouble with you!" ben, card game completely forgotten, just grins. she saunters towards the table, singing along. "and when you leave me all alone, im like a stray without a home." she moves around the back of ben's chair, dragging her hand across his shoulders. "i just want you for my own." she grabs both his hands and yanks him up.
"i got to have you, babe," mike sings through a laugh.
"not you too," stan gripes, biting down on a smile. bill says nothing, grinning, not even hiding how much he's loving it.
mike snaps along with the music, moving towards his boyfriends. he sidesteps richie spinning eddie. "i got that healing that you want," mike sings to stan, pulling him up. bill gets to his feet when mike turns to him. "like they said in the songs, until the dawn, let's marvin gaye and get it on." he holds bill's hand and twirls him, then brings them both in, one in each arm.
"you got to give it up to me. im screaming, mercy, mercy, please."
the sun is setting, the apartment is warm and cozy, the food smells amazing. theyre together, theyre safe, theyre happy.
when eddie pushes replay, no one argues.