Alone Again | Reddie (unfinished, but no longer writing)

Chapter 5

Tw: Homophobic Slurs

It had been 2 weeks since the losers club spilt up and Ash was sick of watching Richie mope around the house all day like a middle school girl after a breakup. "Richie." She said. He ignored her. "Richie." She said once again but failed. "Richie!" He ignored her again, dancing around the kitchen to 'I was made for lovin' you'. "RICHIE TOZIER!"

He froze and turned his attention. "Y-yeah." He replied hesitantly.

"STOP MOPING AROUND LIKE A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND GO TO THE ARCADE TO PLAY STREET FIGHTER LIKE YOU ALWAYS USED TO. I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN'T SUCK EDDIES DICK-."

Richie's eyes widened. "Ash! I'm 13!"

"I don't care now go suck it up and go be a normal teenager!" She scolded. Without their parents being good parents, it was her job as the older sister to make sure Richie has a good teen-hood.

"Okay okay, I'm going." He said as he quickly ran out the door. She smirked a satisfied smirk.

***

Richie had been playing street fighter with this boy, who Richie found attractive (he was nothing like Eddie though), for the last hour. He had won again. "Your fucking good." He sighed. Richie nodded and Connor gave him a high five, but Richie held onto his hand too long. "Well, I gotta go."

Richie quickly pulled out a coin and held it in the air. "Hey! W-we can play again... if you want?" He said nervously.

Suddenly Henry, Vic, and Belch walked in. Henry looked confused. "Dude, why are you being weird? I'm not your fucking boyfriend."

"No- I- I-."

Connor turned to his cousins and his friends. "You assholes didn't tell me your town was full of little fairies."

"Richie fucking Tozier. What- are you trying to bone my little cousin." Henry said.

Richie looks around at the people in his school that were staring at him. Some people looked disgusted at Henry, like Vic did. Others were laughing like Belch. The others were giving Richie disgusted glares. He felt sick. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE FAGGOT!" Henry yelled. Richie hesitated too long for Henry's liking. "Fucking move!"

He ran out and to the park where he sat on a bench and started to cry. Then he almost got killed by the Paul Bunyan statue that was possessed by Pennywise.

But, one thing Henry Bowers made him realize was that he was gay. He would always be gay and there was no sense in hiding it from his friends anymore. Bill and Mike were the only ones who knew. It's not like they wouldn't support him? He was going to tell him, but he had someone to apologize to first.

Eddie Kaspbrak.