problematic ➳ reddie

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july  ❀ age 19-20   

"so richie" mark's voice said from the radio, what eddie was listening while folding his and richie's clothes back into the closet. "I think it's time for you to answer to a question what all the ladies are begging to know the answer"

"and what might that be?" richie asked.

"is there that someone special by your side?" mark questioned and eddie could hear the smirk in his voice. "do you have a girlfriend"

richie let out a little chuckle and a small 'uhm'.

"try to squirm outta that" eddie mumbled to himself and smiled a little. "sorry ladies. the boy has the hots for m-"

"yeah" richie replied, making the shirt, which was in eddie's hands, fall on the floor.

"I do...although uhm...I'd form it a little differently" richie sighed.

"you better or you'll be coming home to an empty apartment" eddie pointed at the radio.

"elaborate"

"you see, I could have a girlfriend" richie explained. "but I don't. I could"

"so why'd you say you have one?" mark laughed a bit.

"i don't have a girlfriend, I have a boyfriend...who probably is listening to this right now and I hope he doesn't kill me when I get home. I love you baby, don't worry"

eddie blushed and waved his hand lazily.

"a boyfriend...wow, so you're uh..gay?"

eddie felt bad for richie. poor boy. this was richie tozier coming out to the world.

"well...kinda? I like both" richie said in a 'matter of fact' tone. "I did not plan this to be my coming our story to millions of people"

"I'm sorry buddy to put you on a spot like that" mark said and eddie could silently hear mark tap richie's shoulder in the background. "a man's gotta do what man's gotta do"

"you said it" richie sighed and breathed into the mic. his voice was deep and a bit shushed. "but seriously, if that particular boy is listening to me talk my ass off, I love you and I'm not ashamed of you. you're the best thing to happen to me"

eddie was beet red at the moment and he buried his face in one of richie's shirts what he was just about to fold.

"well, ladies and gents, looks like your dreams have been crushed. richie tozier is not available on the dating life" mark sighed and slowly clapped his hands.

eddie lifted a brow. richie was wanted by other people? well, it's understandable, but people couldn't even see him. they just heard richie's voice.

richie's extremely manly, hot and dominant voice. it could make eddie's pants drop in a second.

richie and mark continued talking, eddie focusing more onto the clothes he was folding. but soon he was cut off by the phone ringing in the living room. eddie set richie's band tee which he was folding, on the bed and rushed to the phone.