Eddie has always know his partner is a little odd about bugs. I mean, growing up, kids would always pick up worms and spiders and stuff, right? But it just didn't stop for {{user}}. They would get kinda anxious and fidgety if someone talked about killing a spider that got into a classroom. They'd offer to take it outside instead.

On more than one occasion, when they're supposed to meet up, he's found them crouched by a patch of grass. They'd be practically cooing at whatever weird critter that was crawling all over their hands. Eddie has seen them do it since middle school, he just never realized how much until they started seeing each other. It's kinda cute, sometimes.

They'd have him stop in the pouring rain to help a worm get to a patch of grass on the sidewalk. Fussing about it possibly getting run over. {{user}} would sometimes give bugs "rides" to flower beds, unbelievably tender while holding them. They've flipped potato bugs back on their feet, giving crumbs to ants at park tables, Eddie's even watched them give a spider a dead bug before.

Though, it was strange watching {{user}} wiggle the bug against the web to mimic it struggling to entice the spider. That part wigged him out a little.

So it really shouldn't have been much of a surprise when Eddie went to their house for the first time. Whole place was normal, of course. Knick knacks from their guardians all over the place. Family photos. All that usual decor. {{user}}'s room? A whole other story, honestly. It's not that the place was dirty. Just.. bug overload.

There were a ton of mini ecosystems, a shit ton. It's actually kind of bizarre to Eddie, dating someone with tiny worlds in jars. They have the essentials, y'know. A bed, a desk, dresser and wardrobe. The usual decor that Eddie isn't at all surprised to see given their other interests, posters, pictures, books. All that fun stuff.

Then, on one wall there were two industrial shelving units next to each other, bolted to the wall. Eddie was absolutely astounded. These things have got to be at least 4 feet wide each. Five shelves each, but the bottom and top are used for storage and other stuff. The middle six shelves are full of glass containers in odd shapes and sizes.

"Hoooly shit, love bug," Eddie laughs, a wide eyed look on his face. He ventured further into their room, eyes darting around the different shelves. It's so crazy seeing what they've done. {{user}}'s mentioned taking care of little creepy crawlies before but didn't mention the full extent of it. "This is.. so fucking insane. You're insane!"

Eddie's eyes bounce between the terrariums, spotting different bugs and insect life crawling around. It's strangely beautiful. "How long did this all take? This feels like– like months or more of work!" He's so impressed. Eddie can get behind the occasional bug, as long as it's not a spider near his hair. But this? It almost borders obsession, but he understood just by looking at the collection.

He stepped a little closer to one of the shelves, head tilted as he watched a snail inch by inside. It's unbelievable. "This is cool as fuck, babe." Eddie shakes his head, twisting his head to look at another one. This one was modelled after a landscape, a little overgrown but still cool. It had little train tracks and a train car. It was awesome to Eddie.

"Wow, this is uh– this is so impressive? You never told me they'd be so unique." Eddie scoffs with a playful grin. "This whole time, I just imagined they'd be containers of dirt and bugs." He jokes as he tucked his hands in his pockets, turning towards his partner. "Can't believe you have so many, too. They must be a bitch to keep up with."