"Eds, put her down," Richie pleaded, an overbearing sense of pain wavering in his voice, and causing the hairs on the back of Eddie's neck to raise, and his goosebumps to grow. Yet his hand did not waver from its place midair. His veins pulsed in his wrist as the blood in his body warmed. All that Eddie could concentrate on was his mother, midair, and suffocating at his grasp.
'I-I can't 'Chee," Eddie whispered, tears stinging the corners of his eyes as his voice quivered. He slammed his eyelids shut to contain the tears. Richie's panicked breathing was all that he could hear from behind him, and the occasional, repressed sob, that might escape Richie's throat.
"Eddie, you have to," Richie tried oncemore, "You have to put her down."
"Why?" Eddie asked aggresively, his hand jolting upwards and sending his overweight mother to the ceiling in a single movement. Not a word escaped Sonia's mouth, however, Eddie's binding spell resisted any words that might've escaped her mouth, "Why the fuck should I let her go?" Richie's use of profanity had rapidly rubbed off on Eddie, "She made me believe I was a monster, that I am a monster!" Eddie whipped his head around to Richie, who had tears streaming down his face, "Am I a monster, Richie?"
"No, Eds.." Richie breathed out, slowly approaching the much smaller boy. He had a hand out, which shook slightly with fear. His breathing was still unsteady, and heavy, "You're beautiful, Eddie," He neared him, tenderly hovering over his shoulder, and rubbing it slightly, "But killing your mother won't make it any better."
These words calmed Eddie. Sonia began to lower from the ceiling, falling to the floor with a tremendous thud, and clutching at her throat as she collected oxygen into her lungs. In a single movement, Eddie ran into Richie's arms, almost winding him. Richie enclosed him in a warm hold, wrapping his long arms around the boy's smaller torso. The tears screamed down his face and no doubtedly soaked Richie's shirt, but he didn't seem to mind.
"It's okay, you'll be okay," Richie whispered into Eddie's hair, pressing a kiss onto his forehead. Eddie was going to be okay. He was safe.
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Young and Yearning (IT Imagines and Oneshots).
Fanfiction"Forever more." A collection of alternate universes, oneshots and imagines - all involving characters of Stephen King's IT. Minimal amount of characters are my own. Mostly romance, adventure and thriller! Enjoy, my lovelies :) Trigger warnings will...
