The Game || Reddie (Richie Tozier x Eddie Kaspbrak)

Eddie Kaspbrak Can't Stand the Game

A/N: Disclaimer: I am not a writer. This should be expected to be bad. Also all credit for the idea goes to my friend, Rena! Please leave comments with constructive feedback. Also, I do not ship the actors, just the characters! Don't be a jerk and sexualize the children. They are actors and people like anyone else. Enjoy! Have a great day!

Everybody and his brother knew the game. The premise was a simple one. Somebody wrote a name on the palm of your hand and you weren't allowed to look at it until 3:00 PM, when the final bell rung. If you snuck a peek or had someone else tell you, you lose and have to kiss the person who's name is on your hand. It seems like it would be easy but the temptation is killer. The player almost always gives in and looks at their hand. The game is how Ben and Beverly /finally/ got together. But there was one person who always refused to play.

Eddie Kaspbrak despised the game with every fiber of his being.
"It's ridiculous and completely juvenile. Do you /know/ how many germs can be spread through a single kiss. And the very concept of kissing somebody over a dumb game, it's inane." Eddie passionately spewed to the Loser's Club over lunch. They were sophomore and you think they'd have outgrown it by now. But the game still popped up every couple of months.
"Oh come on, Eds, you know you'd kill for the chance to kiss me!"

Everyone and his brother knew about Richie Tozier's crush on Eddie. Well, crush isn't the right word. He was in love. And everyone was almost positive the feelings were reciprocated. They got tired of waiting, so Bill, Ben, Stan, Bev, and Mike teamed up.
"Oh come on, Eds, you know you'd kill for a chance to kiss me." Richie teased, making kissy noises.
"Don't call me Eds," Eddie exclaimed, almost as an involuntary first instinct, "And in your dreams, Tozier."
"I honestly don't think a frog would voluntarily kiss you, Trashmouth!" pointed out Stan with an eye roll.
"Whatever, Shirley Temple. Your mom loved it last night!" Richie retorted quickly.
"C-cuh-come on, Eddie, we all did it!"

That was true. The first of them to be daring enough to play was Bill in seventh grade. He had made it to sixth period before giving up and had to give Beverly a quick kiss. This was when Bill still liked her, long before Benverly was a thing. The next victim was Mike who saw the name while washing his hands. He quickly pecked Betty Finn, much to his asexual dismay. In eighth grade, Richie was eager to play and gave up almost immediately. Instead of finding a name, somebody (not to point fingers but it was either Eddie or Stanley, he was sure of it) had cleverly written "my ass" for who to kiss. Ben and Beverly went as freshmen on the same day. People thought Ben's head was actually going to explode when they first kissed. They'd gone out ever since, the rest was history. The last was Stan. Stanley Uris was the only one of the losers who was actually patient enough to make it the entire day. Which was actually quite a shame as if he had looked, he would have known the name on his hand was none other than his crush: the one and only Bill Denbrough. The only loser yet to play was Eddie. So as expected, the kids were eager to see him play.

"It's not a big deal, Kaspbrak. Who knows, maybe something good will come from it. It did for me." Beverly said as she laid her head on
Ben who was nodding vigorously.
"Don't b-be a puh-p-pussy!" Bill said exasperated.
"He doesn't even like pussy. How could he be one?" Richie laughed.
"Beep beep, Richie." Mike and Stan said in unison, the latter rolling his eyes as always.
"Come on, you should try it. Don't feel pressured to though. You don't have to if you don't want to." Mike sweetly reassured him.
"Puh-puh-please. Please E-Eddie."
"Oh my god, B-B-Bill! Can you get through a single sentence without stuttering?!" Richie mocked.
"I hate to agree with Richie when he's being an ass, but he's right. How the hell are you going to get through the English presentation today?" Eddie reluctantly agreed.
"Is that a challenge?" Stanley questioned.
Eddie thought on it for a second. "Yeah, it is. I bet Bill that there is no way he can make it through today's English presentation without stuttering."
"Ooh this just got interesting!" Ben stated, emerging from his book and Mike's head turned.
"W-what's the wager?" Bill asked, scared of what Eddie had in mind.
Out of nowhere, Beverly came springing to their side of the table and mischievously whispered in Eddie's ear and then Richie's. Richie started chuckling as Eddie's eyes bulged.
"If and when I win, you and Stanley have to kiss!" Bill looked over at Stan reluctantly and agreed.
"F-fine! But WHEN I w-win, you.. h-h-have to play the g-game!"
Eddie shook his hand, certain of his imminent victory.