soft ✃ reddie

12:39pm

eddie started at the cracked ceiling of his room, holding his blanket close to his chest.

the sun beamed though the curtains, warming the entire room and making eddie have a glow to his lightly tanned skin.

he sighed, tossing and turning trying to sleep in longer.

eddie jumped at a small tapping at his window, he peered over, curious of what could possibly make that noise. his soft brown curls sat atop his head, crook to the left in confusion as he crawled out of bad and to the windowsill.

he looked to the ground, his lungs felt like they collapsed when he saw a lanky boy on his lawn; he recognized the dark brown eyes that were magnified by lenses perched on his prominent nose, and the freckles that scattered loosely on his cheeks, the sun only exposing them more than ever.

"eds!" richie yelled, waving his arms around, a wide smile apparent on his lips. he motioned for eddie to come down and eddie nodded, sock-clad feet running down the stairs and to the grass in front of his home.

his cheek flushed as richie scooped the small boy into his arms, spinning around. the two boys laughing and giggling as richie places soft kisses all over eddie's face.

he slowly set the now blushing boy down back on to the ground, smiling down at him.

"i missed you eddie spaghetti.." he said looking down into the boys wide, doe eyes, "i know you were mad at me because of.. you know.. what happened." richie looked down and fidgeted with his hands, "but i just couldn't stay away from you" he adds, winking at eddie as his cheeks flush.

"oh shush, richie. and i'm not mad. i just want you to be safe, rich." eddie cupped the taller boys cheeks with his hands, "i don't want you to ever getting hurt because of me. you can call names and bicker all you want with bowers, but i don't want you fighting anymore."

richie nodded, smiling at how the boy cared. "i won't ed's. i won't." he said.

after a minute of comfortable silence, richie gasps, "oh, yeah i almost forgot!" he laughs and pulls a small box from the backpack he had slung on his shoulder.

he handed it to the small boy in front of him, and eddie glanced confused at the box.

"open it ed's!" richie laughs and eddie giggles,carefully beginning to open the box.

eddie gasped as he realized what was inside:

a small pair of headphones, three tapes, and a shiny, brand new walk man. the tall boy smiled and chuckled once again, "i know you love music.. and that asswipe henry broke your walk man, so i thought you'd like this one!" richie beamed at the boy, smile wider than ever.

"rich, i.." eddie was so overwhelmed with the gift he had been given. his eyes brimmed with tears as he wrapped his arms around richies neck, engulfing him in a hug. "th-thank you so much, 'chee.."

riche froze at the use of the new nickname eddie had used, but he soon held the boy close to him and kept the smile planted on his face. "i'm guessing you like it?" he said, pulling away as eddie wipes the tears from his eyes. eddie only giggles and looks up at the tall boy in front of him.

"i love it, rich."