the morning after, richie woke up to find eddie not in the bed.
"eddie?" richie says, grabbing his glasses and getting up.
"yeah?" eddie says, walking out of the bathroom.
"nothing," richie shook his head. "how'd you sleep, eds?"
"that's not my name, it's eddie." he corrects, "and fine, what about you?"
"would have been better if i woke up cuddling you, eddie spaghetti." richie says, pinching the shorter one's cheeks.
he never really hid his feelings for eddie, eddie's just too oblivious and thinks he's just joking. sometimes he catches the moments when he's obviously being serious but he plays it off.
richie just wishes that eddie would do something. even if eddie didn't feel the same, he wanted to get rejected so he could move on.
"you're so stupid," eddie says, rolling his eyes, but his eyes stayed rolled in the back of his head.
"see, now what did your mommy tell you about rolling your eyes? they'll get stuck like that. now make your eyes normal again." richie says.
he didn't get a response.
"eddie?" richie tried again.
no response.
"eds? can you hear me?"
richie started to panic. what the fuck is going on?
(eddie with vecna)
eddie looked around. "what the fuck is this? is this place even clean?" he said under his breath.
suddenly he's in his house in derry.
"eddie bear, have you took your meds?" he heard his mother yell.
he remembered this vividly. he was in his bedroom, his mom in the living room watching whatever was on the television.
he was about to go take a shower, when he heard his mother say that.
"yes mommy," eddie hollered back.
he heard footsteps coming towards his door.
"we don't yell in this house." his mother said. she waddled towards him, slapping him from across his face.
"sorry mommy i-"
he got another slap.
"yes mommy i took my meds." he had said in a flat voice.
she nodded her head and waddled out of the door, leaving it open.
"eddie," a low voice said.
(richie in the wheelers' basement)
"MIKE! MIKE COME QUICK!" richie said panicking.
footsteps from the stairs were quick and loud.
"what's wrong?"
"i-it's eddie,"
"shit," mike whispered, richie not hearing it.
"eds, eds, please, i can't lose you." richie said, voice shaking, on the verge of tears.
"what's his favorite song?" mike said, remembering what happened to max, and how she survived.
"what? we don't have the time for that, eds looks possessed!" richie raised his voice, tears flowing from his eyes.
"richie, listen to me, what's his favorite song? i've lived here my whole life. i know how to handle this. just tell me what his favorite song is and we have to play it, trust me."
"this is going to be so ironic, but it's 'i'm outta time' by oasis," richie says sniffling.
(eddie with vecna)
"i know what you are, edward." the same voice said.
"n-no this can't happen. i'm not gay, please, please let me go." eddie said, panicking, his anxiety acting up, but he's trying to keep his composure.
a portal opened up, giving eddie an escape, the sound of his favorite song is heard. he starts running.
here's a song
it reminds me of when we were young
looking back at all the things we've done
you gotta keep on keeping on
out to sea
is the only place i honestly
can get myself some piece of mind
you know it's getting hard to fly
if i'm to fall
would you be there to applaud
or would you hide behind them all
'cause if i have to go
in my heart you grow
and that's where you belong
he comes out of his trance, breathing heavy.
richie and mike automatically hugs him.
"oh my god, i thought we were gonna lose you, eds," richie says, completely breaking down.
"it was so scary, rich, i didn't want to die."
"i'll leave you two alone," mike says, "i'm glad you're safe, eddie." and he smiles at both of them, then leaving to go upstairs.
"eds, i need to tell you something,"
"i need to tell you something too."
"okay, you go first." richie says, pulling away from the hug and placing his hand on the shorter one's arm.
"i've been lying to myself, and to everyone. then that creepy guy with veins somehow knew so i need to confess." eddie doesn't look at richie, he looks at everything but him.
"what is it?"
"i'm gay,"
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saved by you |reddie|
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