another short ass reddie au while I make "12 day of Reddie"
Eddie picked at his cleanly cut nails as he watched the clock tick in what seemed to be slow motion. Eddie had worked for 4 hours straight and wanted nothing more but to go home and lay in his bed.
Eddie was offered a job at the local ice cream shop right in Derry. He agreed due to the fact that he needed the money for collage that his mother would never provide. But deep down, the boy loved the rundown shop. The ripped blue booths and sweet smell of freshly baked cookie dough filled his heart with serotonin his home could never produce.
A soft ding is rings in the distance, signaling that a customer had entered the store.
Eddie sighed deeply. "Just one more customer and you can go the fuck home." He thought to himself as he walked in from the back towards the counter.
Eddie kept his eyes locked on his hands as he stopped behind the once cream counter. "Hi, what can I get for you today?" Eddie says before looking up at the surprisingly lengthy customer. "Oh, it's just you." Eddie says, rolling his eyes as he cleans the ice cream scooper, preparing it for the customer in front of him.
"Who else would it be?!" Richie lightly chuckles as he lays his shoulder up against the ice cream display glass. "I'm the only fucker who comes in here at specially 7:59 on Tuesday's and Friday's to get ice cream."
"Only because you get it for free." Eddie mumbles under his breath.
"What was that, Spaghetti?"
Eddie rolls his eyes as he looks at Richie. "What'll it be today Rich?"
Richie he glances at the boy, pretending to be shocked, "Same as always my dear Edward! Two scoops of cookies and cream on a waffle cone for moi and one little baby scoop of strawberry for my boyfriend."
Eddie nods as he grabs a waffle cone from its rack. "When will you ever introduce me to this 'boyfriend' of yours?" Eddie asks, trying to hide the smirk behind a smile.
"Oh I wish I could," Richie pouts, "But that might be a bit impossible."
"How so?" Eddie asks, as he applied a second scoop of ice cream onto Richies waffle cone.
"He's sadly working tonight. And every night you work here." Richie teases as he grabs the waffle cone from the workers grasp.
Eddie just shakes his head and giggles as he scoops himself a helping of strawberry ice cream into a kiddy cup. Eddie puts the ice cream on the top of the counter as he takes his un-buttons his collared work shirt to reveal a perfectly fitting red polo underneath. The petite boy emerges from behind the counter, grabbing his ice cream and walking towards Richie, taking the tall boy into a tight embrace.
"Darling I was just talking to this hot ass worker!" Richie exclaims, trying to keep his joke rolling.
"Oh really?" Eddie asks as he grabs his ice cream before catching up with his boyfriend.
Richie grins happily like a kid in a candy store. "Yeah and he asked to meet you yet, he disappeared right as you appeared."
Richie held open the door for Eddie as Eddie turned off the store lights, closing up for the night. "Wow," Eddie rolls his eyes as he locks the store closed, happy to finally be off of his work. "I wonder where he would've gone Rich."
"So do I!!" Richie exclaims as he wraps himself around his boyfriend. "So how was work darling."
"Annoying as always." Eddie sighed as he shoved his keys deep into his skinny jean pocket. "But it's nice when it's just me. Quiet you know?"
"What the fuck is this word 'quiet'? Edwardo did you just make up a word?!" Richie says dumbfounded as his ice cream drips onto his hands.
"Shut up, Rich." Eddie softy pushes the boy as they continue to walk down the narrow sidewalk.
"You love it."
"Never said I didn't."
The boys walk in silence. Not awkward, anxious silence but the soothing, easy kind. The idiots know each other so well, they don't need to waste air saying anything. They just sit and admire each other as they slowly creep closer to Richie's house.
Richie tosses the remainder of his cone and Eddie's cup into a neighboring trash can. "So, my house?" Richie asks, pointing to his house not too far down.
Eddie shakes his head, glaring at his house down the street. "My mom need me home today. You know her Rich. "Oh Eddie Bear!! I need you home at 8:10 sharp!! And no hanging out with that Tozier boy. He's a bad influence I tell you, a bad influence." Eddie mocks as his hand interlocks with Richie's.
"Well I'll be damned. That was the best Mrs.K impression you've ever done Eds. You almost sound as good as she does in bed-"
"Beep beep Richie." Eddie rolls his eyes, inching closer to Richie, pulling him into a tight hug.
Richie snuggles into Eddie's grasp, laying a ghost like kiss in his hair. "I wanna kiss you so much." Richie whispers as he pulls out of the hug to get a good look at his boyfriend.
"One day Richie." Eddie smiles weakly. This town tore them apart but their love kept them tied together.
Richie puts his hand onto Eddie's cheek, tracing his thumb over the freckles that sprawled across his face. "One day."
I didn't proof read lmao and it probably sounds like a 4th grader wrote it but it's alr.
