The Beat Of My Heart

Pretty Boy,Ed's

Word Count-2111

Ok so the Reddie is IMMENSE

Anyway I kinda just put the song here because I liked it and thought that it was vibey and went well with the story (Also bc my gay ass broken heart is healing from my ex but anyway)

Mentions of smoking but nothing explicit

Have a lovely time
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After Eddie And Richie arrive at the Tozier Residence, they quietly grab some snacks and head up to Richies room. The sound of the floor boards creeping under them giggles escaping their mouths like it was the giggles job to disrupt the silence. As they went up they both thought about the night ahead of them. Richie wondered if Eddie's routine sleep schedule would ruin the night, and deprive him of the lively soul that was Eddie Kaspbrak. Eddie wondered if Richie's reluctant being would let his mouth escape hums and songs so that Eddie could listen inconspicuously.
The thoughts of one another floating so close to them but never certain.

As they got to his room Eddie sat on Richie's bed as Richie sat on a pillow by his window the fluorescent moon illuminating his face. Eddie started to get concerned thinking that Richie would open the window to smoke, but to his surprise, Richie just stared

"So what do you want to do Ed's?" Richie says with a smooth voice covering Eddie in its chill

"Well first teach you how to say my name the right way, then we can watch a movie" Eddie says counting each idea with a finger in the air

"Well I'm pretty sure I've got the first one down but how about instead of watching a movie we just, I don't know, talk?" Richie says hesitantly hoping Eddie won't take the knew idea in a bad way

"Yeah sure what do you want to talk about?" Eddie asks yawning once more, Richie watched as the boys mouth stretched out welcoming the feeling of sleep into him, then closing with a toothy grin that gave Richie the feeling of safety

"Well we can playy truth or dare?" Richie says smiling, it was Richies favorite game, he even had his own "rule" that whatever the dare was he couldn't turn it down, unless it was absolutely impossible or someone took it back. It was a superficial thing for Richie, he didn't know why he felt the strong need it fulfill the game but it made him feel special and alive

"Aw come on we always play truth or dare, if you want to "play" something, then we could do twenty one questions?" Eddie says doing finger quotes around the word "play" since he didn't consider it as a game but it would do. He knew that Richie loved talking since he didn't get to talk to anyone besides the Losers. Eddie knew that his dad was never up for a conversation and his mom would barley talk to him and when she did it got too much for both of them so they kept their distance.

"Yeah that sounds good, do you want to start?" Richie says moving his hands towards Eddie

"Ok,uhmm, Ooh!" Eddie says snapping his fingers with an "I've-got-it" expression on his face, "If you could go back in time to any moment what would it be?" Eddie asks thinking of one himself, letting it fill his thoughts

After Richie thought for what seemed like hours he finally thought of something

"I think when we all went swimming together for the first time" Richie said thinking many other things but he decided on the safest one, he loved that memory, they were all so exposed to each other in that moment and unafraid of judgment.

"I like that one" Eddie says his voice sounding distant and wistful wanting to be like that again. They still trusted each other but they didn't have the same innocence as they did. But they didn't expect to stay like that forever, but the thought was safe and comforting.