All we need is each other (Reddie AU)

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Richie's POV
We sit together with me just holding Eddie until we both stop crying.

I'm worried about him. But I've never been good about comforting people. I didn't know what to do but I didn't want to leave him alone with his thoughts.

"Richie?"

"Yes, my love?"

"I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?"

"Snapping at you."

"I yelled at you. If anything I should be apologizing"

"But you were just looking out for me"

"And I understand you're not doing that great. You're gonna say things you don't mean."

"Hey, Eds you haven't showered in a while. Maybe you should shower before you get sick"

"No. I'm gonna stay here."

I look down at the small boy in my arms and see that he's falling asleep. I move a little so that I can lie down. But I don't fall asleep. He might have another nightmare. I just look at the perfect boy. He's been crying so much lately. I wish I could make all his pain go away.

"No don't hurt him"

"Eds?"

"Don't fucking touch him"

"Eddie"

"I said don't touch him."

He shoots awake and starts crying and hyperventilating.

"Hey Eddie it's okay"

"He killed you."

"What.?"

"The clown. He fucking killed you."

"Hey shh, I'm right here. No one's gonna hurt you."

"But he hurt you this time."

"Then I'll fucking kill him."

"Richie.."

"Eddie."

"Don't leave me"

"I won't."

He moves even closer to me.

"I love you, Richie"

"I love you, Eddie"

He buries his face into the crook of my neck and moves his hand onto mine. I hold it. And we just lay there in silence. I know he's awake. But the sound of his breathing is comforting.

Eddie's POV
I just lay there. Mine and Richie's hands intertwined. My head in the crook of his neck. I can hear his breathing and feel his heartbeat. We lay in comfortable silence. Neither of us falling asleep.

I always wonder why he fell for me. I'm not pretty. I'm not funny. I'm not fun to be around. I'm not smart. I'm not interesting. I'm just Eddie.

But he cares about me. He always has. When nobody else did. He was there. I think that's why I fell for him in the first place.

I feel like I always knew I wasn't straight. But I knew my mom was one of the most homophobic people alive. So I never told anyone. In my bag, I have a journal full of me ranting about this gorgeous girl. Except it was never a girl. It was always Richie.

Richie is the girl with the glasses and curly hair. Richie is the girl with the humor that always makes me laugh. Richie is the girl I dream about. Richie is...

How did I not realize I liked him sooner? Everyone else knew.

I look up at him. He's just looking at me in awe. The look in his eye just says "this is the most gorgeous boy I've ever met".

"You're really pretty eds"

"You too Rich"

He lets go of my hand to push some hair out of my face. I just look into his brown eyes. He slowly leans towards me. So our lips are almost touching. I'm pretty sure he's waiting for me to close the gap. Which I do. He kisses me slowly and passionately.

And then I hear my dad get home. I'm not mad though. He won't come into my room. He can't. I locked my door in case me and Richie... were making out when he got home.

598 words

A/n
So I posted 3 chapters in one day, but they were making out for half of them, and Eddie got all depressed because I was self projecting. But I have something big planned.