Reddie Oneshots

🌥️•You and me, always, forever.• 🌥️

⛈️: self harm, abuse, suicide

Richie Tozier wasn't one to complain. His father hit him every time he accidentally slipped up, or he would punish himself for talking too much at school by dragging a small blade on his arm into patterns and shapes. Richie was also not one to be took seriously, as he was the "funny friend" or the "clown". People constantly took him as a joke, even in serious situations. This, for example, was one of them.

"Hello, you've reached the Marsh residence. What's up?" Richie sat in silence for a moment, before realizing what he was doing through his tears. "Hello?" The girl repeated. "Yeah- yeah Bev?" Beverly smiled and twirled the phone cord. "Hey Rich! What's going on?" Beverly asked. "I'm going to kill myself." Richie said, seriously. Beverly laughed and rolled her eyes. "What did Stan do. Or Bill." Richie sniffed and pushed the phone back into its stand, sitting on the floor. Of course, Beverly meant no harm. She was used to Richie calling her and joking about this thing. She wasn't at fault here. Richie finally mustered up the strength to dial one more number.

"Eddie Kaspbrack speaking, how can I help you?"

A familiar voice spoke. Richie bit his lip as Eddie's confused voice filled the silence echoing in the worn down house. "Eddie. I'm going to kill myself." Richie said, just below a whisper. Eddie quickly hung up the phone. Richie sat stunned and stared at a blank walls in the house he wished he could call a home. They boy he was in love with, hung up on him at his worst. There was no reason to go on, right?

I'm reality, the small boy slammed the phone down and ran out of the door. He quickly grabbed his bike and rode the short 5 minutes to Richie's house, throwing his bike to the pavement and banging in the door. "Richie!! Richard Tozier!!" Eddie screamed, feeling the emotions of knowing his best friend is trying to hurt himself sink in. Suddenly the lock turned on the door and Eddie burst in, grabbing Richie into a tight hug. "Never. Never. Never." He started, and Richie wrapped his arms around Eddie, and sobbed lightly into his hair.

"Never scare me like that again." Eddie cried. Richie nodded and chuckled into Eddie's damp hair. Eddie pulled back and raised and eyebrow at Richie, and humming. "What?" Richie smiled and dropped his hands by his sides. "I can't believe you actually cared enough to come." Richie smiled through more tears. Eddie's lip quivered and he wiped his eyes. "Rich..I will always come for you." He said grabbing Richie's hand firmly. "It's you and me, always, forever." Richie smiled and nodded. Eddie's hand subconsciously tucked a loose hair behind Richie's ear, and rested on Richie's defined cheekbone.

Richie looked down, cheeks tinted pink at the touch of his crush. They stared into each others longing eyes, searching for something. When Richie finally found it he leaned in a connected their lips. Placing his hands on Eddie's waist. Eddie kissed back softly, wrapping his arms around Richie's neck, standing on the toes of his shoes to reach better. When they broke apart. Richie opened his eyes to see a slightly dazed Eddie with parted lips. Richie thought he was utterly beautiful. Messed up brown hair and eyes chocolate brown. Then it hit him. In Eddie's eyes, he was looking for his home. And he found it.

"Eddie?"
"Yeah, Richie?"
"I think I might be in love with you."
"I might be in love with you too."

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