Eddie quickly sprang off the bed, covering Richies mouth with one hand, and wrapping his arm around Richies middle with the other. He ran quietly, knowing they didn't have much time, towards the closet. He shoved Richie in, holding a finger up to his lips as he shut the closet door quietly.
Richie breathed through his nose, inhaling the antiseptic and dreft baby laundry detergent smell that was Eddie Kaspbraks closet. He peeked through the crack in the door as Sonia came into view. He saw Eddie at his desk, and watched as his shoulders tensed up slightly.
"Eddie Bear, you didn't wake me up when you got home from school." Sonia stated, her voice having a small degrading tone to it.
"I'm sorry momma, you usually don't like to be woken up." Eddie replied, as he avoided eye contact with his mother.
Sonia walked behind Eddie, looking over his shoulder and bending down close to his ear.
"Eddie Bear, you know you're supposed to always wake me so I know you made it safe", Sonia said with a smile. It wasn't a kind smile, of course, as the next action would prove to be. She raised her right hand, smacking Eddie upside the back of his head.
Eddie whimpered, climbing out of his chair and curling up on the floor, cradling his head.
Richie wanted to do nothing more than shove Sonia down the staircase and to hold Eddie as tears were leaking out of his eyes. But instead, his fingernails dug into the palms of his hands, tightening them into fists.
Sonia yelled, "If you come home one more time, and don't wake me...", she bends over, leaning closely to Eddies ear, " you're FUCKING grounded."
Sonia stomps away, leaving Eddie a mess on the ground. Once Richie is sure she's gone, he clambers out of the closet, picking Eddie up from the ball he's cocooned himself into. Richie carries him to the bed, leaning up against the wall as he holds Eddie tightly close to his chest, as if the small boy might be taken away from him.
He holds a sobbing Eddie in his lap, rocking him, cradling the back of his head, and kissing his forehead. As Eddies sobs quiet down, Richie continues whispering sweet and soft things to his broken boy.
"It's okay. She's gone, no one is going to hurt you again Eddie. I swear to god."
About an hour goes by, and Eddie has long stopped crying. He's mindlessly playing with Richies hoodie drawstring, a few sniffles here and there, but for the most part he's fine.
Richie notices the time, 8:50 PM, and is aware that the smaller one probably wants to go to bed. He shifts Eddie off of his lap and makes his way to get up, when his wrist is caught by a hand. He turns to Eddie, his eyes wide with confusion.
"Please. Please don't go, Rich. I- I need you."
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Late Nights... ✨- Reddie (ON HOLD)
Fanfiction"I'm captivated by you, Richard Tozier." a Reddie fan fic based in 1980's, it'll most focus on Richie and Eddies relationship, but there will be other ships too such as; -Stenbrough -Benverly I don't know when i'll update this, so far it's been eve...
