all for you - Willie/ryers (it 2017 x stranger things)

chapter 3

The boys talked on subjects in school and hobbies they had, nothing too special. But the comment Richie made about Jane made will feel sick to his stomach.

Yes she was pretty, undoubtedly so, but she already has a boyfriend and his friend who looks like his crush and his sisters boyfriend already had great thoughts about her. He just wondered why he couldn't be in her place. Why was he always just there. He wanted to be the one boys were crushing on for once.

"Hey will, you okay?" Richie said waving a hand Infront of the boys face. "Oh yea, sorry, just have a lot on my mind" he said rubbing the back of his neck. Ever since the mind flayer it's become a habit in rough situations. "Oh, well what are you thinking about?" Richie asked sitting down on wills bed. "What?" Will responded. "Well it's clear our conversation before wasn't going anywhere so what's on your mind?"

Quickly will made up something. He could barley admit he's gay to himself how could he admit it to basically a stranger. "Just thinking about my friends back in Hawkins." He said with a slight smile. "Oh, I've had a couple of those thoughts lately, do you miss them?" Though will felt richie prying into something he shouldnt, he told Richie about how much he misses his friends and how little contact they have. Even with the walkie talkies.

The whole time Richie just listened, thats really all will needed. He couldnt dump his thought on El or Jonathan, and definitely not his mom.

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Once will was done with his rambling Richie just patted the space next to him on the bed, signaling for will to sit next to him. And will did so.

Even though will barley knew Richie he felt safe enough to share his thoughts. It could possibly be because he barely had anything to lose but he felt it was something else, it might be his resemblance to his best friend and crush but he just, feels safe.

He sits down and for a moment he adjusts himself on the bed comfortably. Will looks at Richie as if asking why. Richie looks at the boy and puts his hand over wills shoulder. "Well that Mike dude sounds like an asshole." Richie bluntly. "What?" Will questions. "Well if you have a walkie talkie and apparently he rarely talks to you while claiming he misses you, he clearly is waiting for you to take move in the friendship. He isnt putting the effort." He sighs for a moment before continuing. "If he wanted to be the friends you guys were before you moved, he would put in the effort. He clearly isn't. It's one sided, will."

For a moment will felt, well, clueless. He had known Mike his whole life and now everything he did seemed to click. Of course it's one sided. It always is. Will was the one always trying to do something fun with him. Will was the one who talked first on walkie talkie to start the convo. He was the one always trying. He felt his world crumble around him. He felt so blind.

A hot tear travled down wills cheek. He quickly whiped it away as if ashamed. "Oh." Will said looking up at Richie once more. Richie's eyes looks so compassionate, unlike mikes.

"I'm so sorry" Richie mumbled before hugging the boy. "For?" Will asked at he wrapped his body around Richie's. "I'm sorry I made you cry" he said before pulling away from the hug, will doing the same. "No no it's fine. Thank you, for well, opening my eyes" will smiled. Richie returned the smile and relaxed his eyebrows. "So um, want to be friends?" Richie asked will. "Sure!" I said in a high pitched tone. "I mean, sure." He said looking at his hands and laughing. Richie returned the laugh and got up from the bed.

"Want to walk around? Get your mind off of this new information?" He gesturing his hands in a way that just made sense. "Sure" will smiled gets up from the bed as well.

Will, the boy who hasn't had a friend in Cali, has a friend now. He felt almost proud of himself.

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The boys quickly stopped by jane's room, telling her that they would be leaving for an hour or so. "Okay" she said as they walked away. Mikes voice could be heard as they walked away. He stiffened but kept walking. If Mike truly wanted the friendship he would try.

Richie notices the boys sudden moment and knew who the voice belonged to. Mike. Richie found himself suddenly wanting to run back to jane's room and yell at Mike through the device but kept himself from it. Mike didn't deserve his time. He didn't deserve will.

𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚:

𝙄𝙠 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙨𝙤 𝙄 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙩.

𝘼𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙤 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙯 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮'𝙖𝙡𝙡 <3