i always wanted you || reddie

ready?

2 months later,

November 1st

"Thanks again for everything." Eddie smiles at his friends. It's the night before his 17th birthday. He decided to have his party the day before, so him and Richie could spend his actual birthday together.

The past two months have been amazing for the two boys. Richie took Eddie on a date a week after his confession and break up with Connor, and asked him to be his boyfriend. Eddie said yes, of course.

Eddie hugs everyone goodbye and they leave Richies house. Eddies party was in Richies finished basement for more room.

"Have fun?" Richie asks. Eddie nods and smiles, leaning up to kiss Richies cheek.

Richie grabs his hand and starts leading him upstairs. Eddie follows with a confused look. Richie takes him into his bedroom and shuts the door.

"I have one more present for you." He says and checks his watch, 11:50pm. Perfect.

Eddie smiles, "Really?"

"Uh huh. Sit." Richie says while he starts going through his closet. Eddie sits and Richie returns with a bulky book. He smiles wide and hands it to Eddie. It's a scrap book. The front has a big picture of Richie and Eddie and it says R + E. Eddie starts flipping through the pages.

"Richie, this is amazing." Eddie says. There's pictures all the way from when they were kids until last week. He looks at Richie and smiles, leans in and kisses him softly. "I love it. I love you, so much."

"I love you too, Eds." Richie smiles and scoots closer to him. He wraps his arm around Eddie and they flip through the pages until 11:59. Richie has been paying attention to the time.

"Hey, you ready?" He asks and nudges Eddie.

"Oh, right. Yeah." He smiles and shuts the book.

When it hits midnight, the boys watch as a streak of pink appears on the skin of Eddies wrist. It's identical to Richies. Neither of them could be happier, even though they didn't have a doubt in their minds what the color would be. They spend the rest of their night....well.

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The next day Eddie heads off to get his color identified, with Richie by his side. 2755550. They walk back to Eddies house, hand in hand. Nothing can ever stop them now.