reddie oneshots

a dream

Eddie's breathing came out fast and shallow, his feet hitting the pavement rhythmically as he ran. He could feel the leper behind him, hear its ragged breathing as it chased him. Houses raced past him on either side and he felt his lungs closing up. He reached into his fanny pack for his inhaler, and when he looked down he almost fainted. His hand was turning purple, the skin withering and peeling away like the leper's. He turned around and saw a mirror- and suddenly he was in his room again. In the mirror, he saw a boy. The boy had his hair, his clothes, his fanny pack. But the boy wasn't him; his skin was rotting and his hair was like straw, falling out. His eyes were sunken and uneven, his pupils clouded over and were white instead of brown. He was a leper. The scream took a few seconds but once it came out it ripped his throat raw. He screamed loudly and the mirror cracked, shards of glass and a liquid Eddie knew was vomit spewed out on him.

Before the second scream could leave his lips, he snapped awake. He felt hands on his shoulders and almost flinched away- worrying it was the leper. But the soft touch of the familiar hands on his arms told him it was Richie. Eddie's eyes darted around and he saw the familiar walls and posters of his room, the mirror was still in tact and it was only him and Richie; no leper.

"I'm here Eddie, it's just me in here." Richie's voice echoed around Eddie, and his breathing was becoming shallow again. He didn't have asthma, Eddie knew that now, but his head was spinning and it felt like his lungs were being shrunk down. He couldn't take in air and he couldn't let it out. Eddie was faintly aware of Richie jumping
up. Richie ran around his room frantically, searching Eddie's drawers for his inhaler. Richie's muffled voice was the only thing keeping Eddie grounded; but the black spots forming in front of his eyes and the pounding in his ears was getting worse.

Eddie was gasping for breath, clutching at Richie the second he felt the left side of his bed move when he sat back down. Richie's long, nimble fingers and soft palms cupped either side of Eddie's face, and before his mind could wrap around it, Richie was pulling him in.

Richie's soft, chapped lips pressed against Eddie's. It was like Richie was taking everything wrong in that moment, and turning it upside down. Eddie felt his breathing even out, and while his heart was still racing it was for an entirely new reason. Richie pulled away slowly, his eyebrows furrowed and his hands still on Eddie's face. Eddie opened his eyes and met Richie's gaze.

"Are you okay...?" Richie asked, moving his hand down from Eddie's face and rubbing comforting circles on his back.

Eddie nodded slowly, unable to think of something to say. Eventually, Richie broke the silence.

"Lets go back to sleep, that's why I'm here yeah?" Richie nods. He was right, Eddie had called him for the past three nights at midnight, after having different nightmares circling around the events of that past summer. On the third night, Richie told Eddie he would just spend the night the next day because the phone calls were 'interrupting him and Eddie's mom'. Eddie had ignored the joke as usual, just glad Richie would be there for him.

Eddie took a deep breath and nodded in agreement. He layed back down, Richie laying next to him. Eddie wasn't sure what had happened between them- he didn't know if Richie had just kissed him to calm him down or if it was something he'd wanted to do since before that night. But for right now, he took comfort in Richie's arms around him. He took comfort in hearing Richie's steady heartbeat, his head resting on Richie's chest. And for now he didn't care what happened the next morning, he was just happy to have Richie there with him. As Eddie's breathing evened out and his eyes fluttered shut, a small smile played on his lips until he fell asleep. Safe with Richie, safe from the leper, and safe from anything that could cause him
harm.

a/n- so i know i haven't made Richie as sarcastic and as funny in these last two but that's just because they've been more serious. trashmouth richie is definitely going to appear in future one shots ;) also comment any fics you want to read and i'll get them to you asap