Richie slides in next to Eddie, rolling on his left side to face him. The two boys just stare at each other for a moment, as if trying to etch every detail into their brains, and hearts.
Richies hand comes up, cupping Eddies face and strokes his cheek bone softly, to not inflict anymore pain.
Richie speaks, just above a whisper, "Eddie spaghetti, I am so sorry." His hand dropping back to the bed.
Eddies eyes widen with confusion, sitting up slightly to get Richies attention.
"What could you possibly be sorry for?"
"Not being there for you. You're- you're covered in pain, Eds, and I couldn't even be there for you."
Eddie stares and the boy, studying his curls and freckles covering his face, the softness of his skin.
"Richie, you make my life worth living."
•••
The two wake up at 10 AM the next morning, their legs and arms tangled around each other, trying to cover their brokenness. Eddie shifted his hand towards Richies face, flinching as he was spooked by the movement.
"Oh, Eds, you're awake." Richie said as he grabbed the boys hand, intertwining their fingers.
Eddie tilted his head to look at Richie, noticing every small detail of the boys face.
"Rich I gotta ask you something.", he stated, repositioning himself so he was leaned up against the wall, looking down towards a still Richie.
"Anything Eds, what is it?" a hint of anxiety rising in his voice as he asked.
"What- What are we? Like, I know we're friends, and I know I have some type of feeling towards you that isn't necessarily a- well, you know, but I can't keep showing up at your house or you at mine and having you see me this, what's the word, upset? Yeah, sure, upset all the time, I mean, you didn't even recognize me from the countless number of classes we've had together, like who doesn't know who's in their-" Eddies rambling was stopped short by a standing Richie, who'd maneuvered himself to be right in front of him, cupping his face and bringing their lips together, softly, and then a little more intense.
The boys came up for air after what seemed like hours of kissing and cuddling.
"I think it's pretty obvious how I feel about you. If it isn't, let me make it clear for you, Eddie Spaghetti;
I like you, romantically." Richie stated, holding both of the smaller boys hands in his own as he looked into his eyes.
Eddie collects his thoughts, rubbing his thumbs over Richies knuckles softly, noticing the swelling and the cuts along each one.
"I am captivated by you, Richard Tozier."
A/N: sorry for the chapters being all over the place, i promise they'll get more concise in the next ones, I just want to establish their relationship before they go back to school :)
Also, do the whole vote thing so more people can see this if you want, ya know :)
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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...
