Title//Reddie

Part 8. Sunday, July 27th.

It's three weeks after the last chapter, a.k.a. a month after Eddie and Angela started dating. Richie hung out with Eddie alone, but always found a excuse to leave when Angela came. Richie has moved on from Bevs and is now staying in Bills guest room.  Richie, Eddie, Stanley, And Mike are hanging out in the clubhouse.

"Eddie, how are things with Angela? She seemed pretty mad when you talked to her yesterday." Mike asked.
Richie felt kind of mad at how good it felt to hear Eddie and Angela we're having relationship problems. Richie knew he should be happy for Eddie, he was still his friend after all, but couldn't Eddie be happy with someone else? Perhaps Richie...
"She got pretty mad" Eddie told the few losers "But to be fair, I did break up with her"
Richie tried to hide his smile, he didn't want to be rude to Eds, but it was actually hard. He just felt so unexplainably happy. Eddie didn't like him, but he wasn't dating anyone else and that was almost as good.
But then he stared to think.
And there was one particular question that came to mind.
"Why?"
I mean Angela had it all. She was beautiful, popular, funny, nice. She was everything Richie wanted to be. Why wouldn't Eddie like her?
"Eh she wasn't really my type" Eddie explained "Plus I think I like boys"
Another smile crept onto Richie face, but this time he didn't try to stop it. He felt a spark in his heart like the embers of a fire. Eddie liked boys, boys. Richie was a boy. This meant he had a chance.
Richie. Just because Eddie likes boys, doesn't mean you can date one. It's still not right. Richie silenced the voice in his head. He still felt disgusted with his own sexuality, but he wasn't going to let his thoughts criticize Eddies too.
"Oh that's great Eddie!" Stanley spoke up.
"Yeah we totally support you" Mike reassured.
"Thanks for telling us Eds. It was probably really hard" Richie said, speaking from experience.
"Yeah it kinda was" Eddie admitted. "Also I would appreciate it if you guys didn't tell anyone else. Like if you want to tell the other losers, fine. Just don't tell Henry. He's a huge homophobe"
"I don't think he is. I swear there's something going on between him and Patrick. " Stan theorized.
"Stanley, you're crazy. And we would never Eddie" Mike said.
"No seriously guys. Last week when I was walking home from school, I took a shortcut and I saw Patrick and Henry by a dumpster-" Stan started. (writer here. I'm not going to finish that sentence because I think we all know what happens in chapter 17)
"Maybe you just saw it wrong? Henry's the biggest homophobe in school. Remember Richies locker in October?" Eddie pointed out.
" "Richie is a fucking flamer" has a nice ring to it, don't you think? Yearbook quote for sure" Richie joked. He could barely count how often he thought about that "harmless" prank. Henry had written it in permanent marker, it was still on his locker. Even the principal thought it was funny.
"How come I'm the gay one, but people are more homophobic to you?" Eddie pouted.
"Eds, you do realize oppression isn't the goal?" Richie asked, just making sure.
"That's not what I meant. I just meant that as a straight boy, people shouldn't be calling you gay." Eddie explained.
"Well not too long ago, you did the same thing Eds" Richie mentioned.
"Yeah but that was Bills fault" Eddie countered.
"why am I never there when shit happens" Mike questioned.
"Because you live so fucking far" Stan complained.
"Well an invitation would be nice" Said Mike "Anyways, Eds. Any boys you get your eyes on?"
"Well there's this really cute boy who likes on my street, his name is Oscar" Eddie fawned.
Richie frowned.
He knew Oscar, to be fair he was really cute. But he wasn't good enough for Eddie, hell no one was. Eddie deserved the best, and no one on the earth was good enough to fill that spot.
"Oh. To be honest, I always thought you had a crush on Richie. But Oscars cool" Mike admitted.
"What?!" Richie and Eddie exclaimed at the same time.
"I mean Richies pretty and all, but he's so immature! I could never like someone who makes so many mom jokes. And he's practically a second grader. He has no respect for my asthma. He always wears those dorky Hawaiian shirts. And I think he does cocaine. I could never like him" Eddie ranted. "No offence Rich"
"No, you're right. I'm literally four" He agreed.
He might have been nodding and agreeing, but Eddies words hurt. "But he's so immature!" "I could never like him" at least now he knew his feelings weren't reciprocated for sure, lots of people take the chance without knowing. He was luckier than most. But in the moment, he didn't feel lucky. He felt small. Eddies words hurt him more than he'd like to admit.
"S-Sorry but I've got to get back to Bills. " Richie lied, he had to no reason to go back. He just couldn't listen to Eddie ridicule him and praise Oscar for one more second.
He quickly climbed out of the clubhouse, before any of the losers could even say "bye".
"What was that about?" Mike asked.
"Yeah that makes no sense" Eddie said.
Stan hit them both in the back of the head.
"Ow!"
"Ow!"
"Mike that was for being a blind idiot. Eddie that's for being a insensitive blind idiot" Stan scolded.
"What did we do?" Eddie asked, honestly not knowing.
"How could you be so careless? Trashmouth has feelings too! Surprise!" Stan said with sarcasm "How could you be so mean? Especially when he likes you-your opinion of him so much."
"Wait. I think I get it" Mike spoke.
"Oh finally" Stan exhaled.
"Richies dying." Mike exclaimed "I've connected the dots"
"You didn't connect shit" Stan said, shaking his head.
"I've connected them"
"Wait" Eddie stopped "Richies dying?"
"No you idiots!" Stan said with another smack to their heads "Just be nicer dumbasses" With that, Stan stormed out of the clubhouse.
God how could Eddie be so careless? Richie obviously liked him. Talking about his crush and then judging Richie right in front of him? Eddie had a long way to go. And "Richies dying!" Like what the fuck? They both could use a bit of brain.

(Awkward place to stop but I stopped anyways lol.)
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