soft ✃ reddie

7:04 am

(you don't have to listen to the song while you read; but feel free to !! idk it gives it a better feel lolol)

eddie opened his eyes and immediately groaned in pain.
he looked down at the splotches of purple nearly covering his torso, and how they littered onto his legs and arms.

he sighed and rubbed his eyes, only to whimper, remembering the purple green hue around his eye.

he teared up and began thinking about how much he didn't want to get out of bed.

he did anyways.

the small boy left to school early, as to not have to face his mom, and began the walk to school. he constantly looked over his shoulder and jumped at nearly every sound he heard.

i should've listened to rich.

!

once the boy arrived at school, he saw richie. just at the sight of him, eddies breath hitched. he ducked his head and walked straight to class. it was like his first day all over again, trying so hard not to be seen.

he did this in every class.

but, eddie knew he couldn't keep this up forever. he couldn't hide from the boy he adored so much.

"hey eds! how was your walk home?" he laughed, sitting in the seat next to him, facing him.

"u-um.. good. it was good." it took all the power eddie had not to look up into his deep brown eyes and see his perfectly crooked smile.

"you okay? you seem upset." richie said, smile faltering, "m'fine." is all he got from the small boy.

"y'know im here for you.. my eddie spaghetti.."eddie felt a warm hand on his. he couldn't control himself anymore. he looked up at richie.

richie immediately gasped and cupped eddies cheeks, "oh my fucking god! what happened?" richie inspected eddies face with wide eyes.

"b-bowers." was all the small boy could manage, eyes spilling with tears as he stared at the ground.

richie pulled him close, and hugged him, trying his hardest to be gentle. "what else did that asshole do?" richie spoke, anger spewing from his lips.

eddie sniffled and held his hands on his ribs, thinking for a moment, "n-nothing else rich. i swear, jus a few br-bruises an-"

"show me" richie said. "i need to see what that piece of shit did to my eddie so i know exactly what to do to him."

the smaller boy flushed and looked around the class to make sure no one was looking. he carefully lifted his baby blue sweater and showed the marks on his sides, before sheepishly pulling the fabric back down.

richie was overwhelmed with anger, but couldn't help the image of the boys small tummy that lingered in his mind. he shook his head and looked in eddies chocolate eyes, "as soon as i see him, i will beat the fuck out of him." eddie giggled, but richie kept a straight face. " really. won't let him get away with hurting you."

they heard the bell ring, showing that class had ended. they both stood up and before eddie could leave, richie stopped him.

"wait, eds.." he spoke.

"yea rich?"

richie pulled the tiny boy close, softly kissing his cheek.

"you're never walking home alone ever again."