problematic ➳ reddie

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october ❀ age 16-17  

a lot can happen in a month.

if you asked a month younger eddie, where'd he saw himself in the end of october, he definitely would've not thought of himself making cupcakes with richie tozier. eddie thought he'd be in his room, doing homework, maybe helping stan with his drawings by modeling to him or something towards that. but eddie was happy how things were now. they weren't what he expected, but it was million times better. on that windy Friday halloween night, the two lovers were baking halloween cupcakes in the tozier kitchen.

maggie was working a late shift, giving the whole house to the two.

eddie leaned down to slide the pan full of cupcakes into the oven.

"you know that oven isn't as nearly hot as your ass" richie smirked from behind him, leaning onto the table.

eddie straightened his posture and spun around. he shut the oven door with his leg and shooting richie a glare.

"don't try to distract me from baking"

richie lifted his hands up in defense. "sorry chef K. please get back to it"

"frosting" eddie mumbled to himself as he began walking around the kitchen in search for supplies. "hey I've been thinking...what should we be for halloween?"

richie didn't reply. he just looked at eddie how he began whisking butter. "i mean, I was thinking ghostbusters at one point but then I began hesitating, because I don't really know what you like, so do you have any ideas?"

"oh, well, I was just thinking we could be boyfriends" richie smirked, heart thumping fast against his chest. he heard eddie chuckle lightly, but as richie didn't reply, the shorter turned around, an unsure smile on his lips.

"wait, you're serious?"

richie shrugged. "I mean, we're already acting like a couple....since we were five"

eddie stopped making the frosting and walked to richie. "yeah, I know it's just that..."

"you don't want to?" richie lifted a brow. eddie shook his head and put his hands on richie's shoulder, sliding them up and down. "no, I do. It's just that bev said dating in a friend group isn't a good idea"

"yet, she's dating ben" richie pointed out.

"well, yeah, but-"

"also the matter of time when stan and bill announce their relationship" richie cut eddie off, who rolled his eyes.

"what I mean is, that if we do start dating...what if it doesn't work and we just ruin our friendship" eddie frowned and dropped his hands around richie's waist. he looked up at the taller one with sad eyes.

"do you expect us not to work?" richie questioned.

"I think if anyone, we're going to work, but we never know what obstacles come across"

"sometimes you gotta take risks, eds" richie sighed.

"but I don't want to risk us"