love... or whatever||reddie

007

Richie and Eddie had been walking next to each other in silence for around 5 minutes. They felt as if it wasn't an awkward silence but a relaxing silence. A silence that was only there because they were too deep in their own train of thoughts to speak.

It was currently the beginning of June, so most of the time it was summer hot outside, but today it was a rare, nice and breezy in Derry.

"So um," Richie started shoving his hands in his pockets, "what did you wanna talk about," Richie asked Eddie.

What did I wanna talk about? Oh yes I wanted to say 'thank god you're bisexual' Eddie thought to himself.

"Oh, I don't know just wanted to talk I guess," Eddie said mentally rolling his eyes because they weren't even talking. Richie nodded but they continued walking in silence.

"Rich?" Eddie asked looking up at Richie. Richie was about 5'11 towering over Eddie who was a short 5'4 half a foot smaller than Richie. When, on very rare occurrences, Eddie and Richie were to hug Richie was the perfect height were he could rest his chin on the top of Eddies head.

Richie made eye contact with Eddie, "yeah?"

"How did you do it? Ya know...come out?" Eddie asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"I kind of winged it? I don't know it's hard to explain. Beverly talked to me about it a lot," Richie said shrugging his shoulders.

Eddie just nodded his head and kept walking in silence.

Richie was confused on why Eddie really cared. It could've just been Eddie trying to make conversation, Richie didn't know for sure though.

"Why?" Richie asked keeping his gaze straight ahead.

"Why what?" Eddie asked furrowing his eyebrows. Eddie actually did that a lot, mostly around Richie because Richie said some dumb shit.

"Why are you wondering?" Richie quickly responded.

Eddie just shrugged "I don't know—I just...." Eddie started, he was nervous to ask anything. What was he expected to say?

"Yes hello I'm gay, I like you lots and ummm how do I come out like you did?"

"When did you realize?" Eddie questioned.

"That I was bisexual?" Richie questioned, Eddie nodded in response. Richie chuckled to himself a bit.

"Oh well you of course Eds," Richie laughed nudging Eddies shoulder, Eddie just scoffed and rolled his eyes.

Richie knew that Eddie thought he was joking, but Richie really wasn't. Eddie really did make Richie more aware of his sexuality, Eddie made Richie borderline bisexual.

"Ya know I'm serious," Eddie commented.

Richie just wanted to know why Eddie was asking him so many questions about is sexuality in the first place.

"Why?" Richie questioned slowing down his pace. "If you don't mind me asking," he finished.

"I don't know.... I mean technically I do know I just don't know how to say it?" Eddie said. He was hoping that Richie could put two and two together, but knowing Richie he probably couldn't.