problematic ➳ reddie

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september ❀ age 14 -15  

no smoking, oxygen in use

eddie nodded proudly as he looked at the poster he had put on the bleacher's side . the wind was tickling in his ear, flying the hair on his face. he swiped it away and then suddenly felt someone's presence behind him.

"nice poster"

eddie spun around and was faced with henry bowers, a cigarette between his lips. he gulped and clutched the rest of the posters in his hands.

"i'm talking to you, slut!" henry spat, making eddie blink deeply and back away. "what do you w-want?"

"what do I want? now that's a good question..." henry smirked and got closer. henry had eddie backed up against the bleachers next to the football field, which was empty. "i want you to stop hanging up signs which limits my will to live"

"then I shall sign them more" eddie blurted out. henry was shocked at first. it looked like he was about to attack eddie, but then he re-considered. his lips turned into a smirk, which only meant bad things. "spicy"

"it's not spicy, it's temply" eddie aid, his confidence slightly fading.

"you know, I won't hurt you. cause richie would kill me instead" henry said and blew some smoke onto eddie, who turned his head on his side and held his breath. "but stop fucking hanging up these signs. richie wouldn't like that either"

eddie's head snapped to henry. "w-what do you mean?"

"oh you don't know?" henry looked fake surprised. "oh dear child"

"know what?" eddie asked.

"richie usually comes and smokes with us...right up there, actually" henry pointed at the bleachers on the other side. "either it's right after school or then it's later the day...he's right up there with us. smoking with us like we're good ol' pals"

eddie stared at bleachers where supposedly richie has been smoking with the bowers gang.

"look at me!" henry growled. eddie squeaked and whipped his head back to henry. "you're lying"

"am I? just come here at 6pm and you can see who's lying" he whispered before getting uncomfortably close to eddie's face, his nicotine filled breath hovering to eddie's nostrils. "unless you're too blue eyed to see what a liar your friend is"

"i'm not blue eyed" eddie breathed out.

"then show up" the blond boy said and leaned back and took the cigarette and handed it to eddie, who was too shocked to realize he was holding a cancer roll in his hands.

"no smoking. better put that out" bowers smirked and nodded towards the cigarette and the poster. then he turned around and left eddie standing alone by the bleachers, holding a cigarette. soon the small boy realized what he was holding. he stomped it on the ground, taking out his inhaler and took a puff.

"eddie!" he heard his name being called out from the school building. eddie looked over and saw one fiery redhead waving at him. "come on! lunch is about to start!"