All we need is each other (Reddie AU)

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Bill's POV
Nobody's heard from Richie and Eddie much since Eddie moved in with his dad. Beverly has had short text convos with them, but they don't hang out with us.

I've been hanging out with Stan a lot. Which is good and bad. Good because I like him. Bad because he doesn't know.

Normally when we hang out we just hang out around town. Today we went birdwatching. Stan loves birds.

"Hey Bill, random question"

"Yea Stan, what's up?"

"If you could date anyone in the losers club who would you date?"

"Uhm, definitely you, who'd you date"

"Probably you too"

We sit in silence while Stan watches the birds more.

"Bill I'm gay"

I look up at him.

"Don't hate me. I just, figured since Richie and Eddie came out, and everyone's pretty sure they're dating.."

"I don't hate you, Stan. I'm bi, bi the way"

"You are?"

I look over at him again. He's not watching the birds anymore though. He's looking at me.

And then he leans closer...

...and closer...

...and closer...

Until I close the gap between us.

Stan's POV
Oh my god. I just kissed Bill Denbrough.

I don't pull away. I don't want the moment to end.

He eventually pulls away.

"Wow"

He moves his hand up to his lips.

"Yea wow."

"I like you, Stan"

"I like you too, Bill"

I lean a little closer to him. Longing to feel his lips on mine again.

He leans in the rest of the way. Our lips connect once more. We kiss slowly and passionately.

I break it apart this time. He smiles at me and I can't help but smile back.

"Hey Stan, do you want to go out sometime?"

"Yes. Yes of course."

We stay together until it starts to get dark. But when I get home I can't help but have a smile on my face. Me and Bill fucking Denbrough are dating.

Beverly's POV
I go to the library with Ben like I do every afternoon. Everyone thinks we're dating cuz we're always together. We're not. But I like ben. Not in the I'm gonna kiss him way. But in the if he kisses me I wouldn't pull away.

We're reading books and sitting next to each other when Ben just starts rambling.

"So I think I like someone?"

"Oo, tell me about her, or him, we don't judge here"

"Well, it's a girl, since I'm the only straight one except maybe Mike. But we've been hanging out quite often lately. She has gorgeous eyes. And hair."

I can tell he's talking about me. I mean I saw it coming. I see how he looks at me.

"She seems awesome Ben"

"She is"

He says that as he leans a little closer to me.

I start to lean closer too.

And then. He kisses me.

I kiss back. I guess you could say I like Ben.

And hey, maybe we can be more than friends. One day.

He pulls back realizing we're in a library, and it's probably not the best place to kiss.

Ben's POV
What the hell did I just do?

Why did I kiss her?

And in a library of all places.

I mean. She kissed back.

I don't ask her out. Not yet.

I just don't see what she sees in a fat nerdy kid like me. No one could. Especially not Beverly Marsh.

"Ben, you okay?"

"Yeah Bev I'm okay"

"Hey, you know, if you want to like, go out, I'd want to, like go see a movie or something."

"Yea. Sounds fun."

"Like a date Ben"

"Oh yeah, that sounds great."

Okay, guess I don't have to ask her out.

Mike's POV
Stan tells me him and Bill are dating. Ben tells me him and Bev are dating. Eddie confirms that him and Richie are dating.

All my friends are finding love. But I'm not.

It's not that no one's asked me. It's that I don't love anyone.

I'm the problem.

Sometimes I think I'm broken. I mean I love all my friends. But that's the closest I've ever gotten to loving anybody. I don't want to date any of them. I don't want to date anyone.

And maybe that's okay.

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