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alternative/continued

so i decided to do an alternative of my last story for -aaesthetic and a continuation for OpticSkyWolf17 and slashwriter

alternative: "No, Richie..." I looked at my hands, I didn't want to see his reaction. "I'm in love with you..."

My heart pounded as I braced myself for the hurtful words. But they never came, instead I felt Richie's arms wrap around me and he pulled me against his chest. I cried into his chest and he held me close.

"You don't hate me...?" I wiped my eyes and looked up at him. He looked back down and met my gaze, a smile on his lips.

"I could never hate you Eddie, I meant what I said earlier." I felt his thumb brush against my cheek, wiping my tears away.

A huge weight felt like it was lifted off my chest. Richie didn't hate me. And before I could process what was happening- I felt his lips against mine. His arms stayed around my waist and he kissed me softly. My arms found their way around his neck and I kissed him back. Only seconds later he pulled away, his forehead resting against mine.

"Eddie?"

"Yeah Richie?"

"I love you too."

continuation: (Richie's PoV)
I stood by the quarry, staring at my hands. I hit him. What was wrong with me?

I sat in my room, knees pulled to my chest. My parents were fighting again- screaming and throwing things. I could hear it in my room, even with the door closed. Tears rolled down my cheeks as I listened to their argument. It was about me; my dad blaming my mom for me being a 'fag', and my mom screaming back that I had always been a disappointment. I squeezed my eyes shut and curled up into a ball on my bed. I couldn't be what they said I was... I couldn't disappoint them again...

Then, it hit me. Why the hell did I care?Why did I care about disappointing my parents anymore? They didn't give a shit about me. They never have. But Eddie did. He was my best friend, he was there for me and he cared about me. He felt so comfortable with me that he admitted his feelings to me- and I hit him. I called him a disgusting name, a name that had haunted me for years, and I hurt him.

I took off running. I sprinted as fast as I could in the direction Eddie had gone until I saw him, sitting on the sidewalk and crying into his hands. I stopped a few feet away, breathing heavily. He looked up, his cheeks were stained with tears. His puppy dog eyes were filled with tears too. I went over to him quickly, kneeling down next to his trembling body. I took him into my arms slowly, and my heart broke when he flinched. He was afraid I would hurt him... but I just hugged him. He seemed so small... so fragile in my arms. I couldn't believe I'd hurt him.

"What are you doing...?" He asked quietly. The hurt in his voice almost brought tears to my eyes.

"I'm so sorry Eddie... you're my best friend- and there's so much I need to tell you about... about why I did that to you. Nothing excuses it- but I'm gonna explain." I took a deep breath. This was it. I was going against everything I'd believed in for the last years. I was thinking for myself; ignoring my parents.

"I love you too..." I whispered as I held him. He cried into my chest and I knew I would have to fix this- but for now I just kept him in my arms. I had told
him I loved him, he was letting me hold him and I was determined to make everything okay again.

a/n- ugh i'm sorry these sucked but now there's three endings to this story so 😂 also i'm writing a longer one shot so if I don't upload soon it's because i'm too lazy to write a lot at once. but thank you for 300+ reads ily guys