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cherriesfromeden · 1 year ago

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kiss her you fool

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[requested : no]

[pairing : eddie kasbrak x fem!reader]

[summary : you and eddie have been avoiding confessions with each other but richie's finally gotten tired of that game and at a sleepover at bill's, everything comes crashing down.]

[warnings : none but i used some of this song lyrics in this and they do not belong to me! they will be italicized. also this is kind of long. beware.]

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it was a lazy day down at the quarry and the losers were all by the shore or in the water, messing around. richie, mike, ben, and stan were in the middle of a water fight while beverly, and bill were watching with amusement. the last two losers, you and eddie, were strolling along the shoreline, making small talk.

"wait, really?" eddie looked up, confused. "you didn't bring a towel?"

"yeah...no i forgot one. i'll just lay down on bev's until you guys get out of the water." you said as you took her towel from the fallen log and unfolded it.

"but it's almost a million degrees! you should at least sit near the water so you don't die of heatstroke." his hands fluttered over his inhaler nervously.

"hey! HEY!" richie, who had already been in the water with the others now was wading back towards the shore. "eds you should leave y/n alone she doesn't wannna bone so c'mon!"

eddie's face flushed and he glanced at you quickly before following richie back in the water.

what he didn't notice is that you seemed just as embarrassed as him, if not more.

"eds, please. for the love of god. fucking tell her!" richie hissed at him when they got back to the others.

"what? no! she probably doesn't even feel the same! why would i tell her now? i mean, it would probably ruin everything that-" eddie was interrupted by a splash of water hitting him in the face, courtesy of richie.

beverly mumbled a few curses next to bill as she watched the two friends start to argue. she knew that you thought the same thing about eddie and she had very similar conversations with you.

bill, who had talked to both of you, was even more frustrated. it seemed like neither one of you would ever blurt out your feelings for fear of rejection when that was the last thing that would ever happen.

"i hate this." bill muttered, sinking down in the water so his mouth was barely above it. bev looked over at him and chuckled slightly. he knew she felt the same but she found it more interesting to see what would ever happen, if anything did.

"TELL HER!" she heard richie scream.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" eddie yelled back and beverly heard a splash, which she knew came from eddie.

after a minute of silence, bill and beverly glanced worriedly at each other, then to the shore where you were curled up in the sun, to eddie and richie. the two boys were having what seemed to be a very quiet argument, which was unlike them.

bill swam over and, after a slight hesitation, bev followed him.

"tell. her. goddamn this eds! come on i promise that you won't regret it!"

"there is nothing more i would regret if she said no!"

"okay this is so stupid. i'll tell y/n myself then."

eddie glared at his best friend. "you wouldn't." at this, richie smirked and raised an eyebrow.

"would i?"

eddie stood there, not knowing what to do. he gaped at richie and waited for him to splash him again or say it was a joke but he was still there with a grin on his face while all his other friends watched from a few feet away.

"what- no you woul- would you? oh shit. oh god. richie please no." eddie spluttered.

"don't be a fool, tell her you think she's cool." richie replied, moving next to ben since he was the least likely to smack him.

"guys? hey, guys!" your voice called from the shore, making everyone turn to you. "it's getting later and i've got to be home for dinner! see you later!" and with a wave, you grabbed your things and left.

"bye y/n!" beverly called and mike waved.

"see you tomorrow!" ben yelled. richie hollered something about seeing you later tonight before he leaped onto eddie before he could say anything close to goodbye. stan and bill were busy pulling the two apart to do much other than give you a quick glance but you got the message.

humming in content, you made your way back home.

...

the next day came rather quickly for you. the plan was that you, richie, beverly, and eddie were going to get ice cream and catch a movie before you met up with the others at bill's house for a sleepover.

beverly was supposed to pick you up any minute now and you were rushing around, looking for socks.

there was a knock at the door and you grabbed the first pair you saw and ran to answer.

beverly looked down at you, her eyes twinkling merrily.

"hello there." she said, squatting down so she was at eye level while you tied your shoelaces. "are you gonna do it? i can drag richie away for a little while but you better not waste that time n/n. today's the day!"

"no way." you scoffed and stood up. you snatched your keys and locked the door while beverly groaned and rolled her eyes. "today is not the day. you said that last time we went to the movies too so it doesn't count."

"yeah well you didn't tell him! so it does count cause nothing happened except that richie got banned from the popcorn." beverly twirled around to face you as the two of you started walking down the sidewalk. "pleeeeeease y/n? i promise it'll be worth it."

"absolutely not."

beverly sighed and gave up on pestering you. this was going to be a long day.

"oh look, there they are." you said and waved richie and eddie over.

"joy." beverly grumbled.

...

"well i'm thoroughly confused." you said, stepping out into the setting sunlight. your lips pursed together in thought and eddie watched quietly from next to richie. "that movie was weird."

he could stay like this forever. you were perfect and right there. why couldn't he just say it? just three simple words.

"i-"

"hey look at that weird bird." richie said, pointing towards a bird that was pecking at something on the ground. but, at richie's words, it gave a caw and flew away as if it were offended.

eddie shrank behind richie and reached for his inhaler as if to use it but stopped when you started laughing.

"richie! that's so mean, look you made him cry!" you choked out through your giggles. richie looked over at you and elbowed your side.

"hey if that made him cry wait till i'm really mean to him."

"leave the bird alone!"

"make me sweetheart!"

beverly, who had been noticing eddie's behavior, decided to get them all to bill's house so she could have a word with richie.

"let's go guys, everyone else is probably already there." she said and herded the other three up the street.

she fell back next to eddie and nudged him. he turned, as if startled to see her.

"hey eddie, you know you have to tell her at some point right?"

"what are you talking ab-"

"eddie." she stared at him until he looked away, a light pink dusting his cheeks. "you've only got one chance."

"yeah yeah. i know." he murmured as they reached bill's front door.

you knocked on the door as richie was still poking fun of the bird and you.

"hello!" a small boy with a huge grin answered the door.

"georgie!" you smiled as he ran to give you a hug which you gladly returned. "hey buddy, where's everyone else?"

"they're all upstairs in billy's room. oh, and my mom is going out to get pizza in a few minutes." he said, dragging you in the house. "i'll be down here if you need me!" georgie chirped and ran away to join his father in the living room again.

"he's so cute." beverly said, leading the four of you up to bill's room.

you nodded and the door in front of you suddenly burst open. stan came stumbling out into the hall and saw all of you.

"oh thank god, i was going insane. bill's got a game of war going on with mike and keeps cheating."

"i am n-not!" a voice came from inside the room.

"yes you are!"

"war? deal me in." richie said and rushed past stan to join mike and bill while ben rubbed his temples from the incoming headache.

you, beverly, stan, and eddie all hurried inside the room and no one bothered to close the door again.

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a few hours and pizzas later, you were still playing war but in teams and there were many threats, fights, and insults in between rounds.

the current game was probably going to be the last since everyone was calming down. bill and stan against mike and richie. the rest of you were huddled in a circle around them, watching intently.

on your left was beverly who was almost falling asleep on ben's shoulder and on your right was, of course, eddie. though both of you were focused on the game, it felt as if there was something else pressing down on you to worry about.

you felt something press against your hand and looked down. in the heat of the games, eddie had slipped his hand into yours. when he looked back at you, he realized what happened and quickly snatched his hand away.

"sorry." he whispered.

"i didn't really mind." you half-teased, trying to hide your embarrassment. he met your eyes and neither of you seemed to be able to look away.

"HA!" mike yelled in triumph, snapping you both out of the daze, as he and richie took the win while stan and bill both started shouting protests. mike and richie high-fived and richie stood up.

"TOLD YOU BILLY!" he danced around the crowd of losers and made his way towards the hallway. "now i'm getting some ice cream. anyone else want some?"

both you and eddie got up at the same time and followed richie downstairs.

"where'd he go?" eddie asked. the kitchen was empty of richie who was never one to turn down ice cream.

"i-uh good question." you said, tripping over your words. oh no. was this something beverly had planned?

"um. anyways. so, bill's got vanilla, chocolate, mint chocolate, woah he has the whole store. look."

you walked over to where eddie was peering in the freezer. it was a small freezer so there wasn't much room for two people to look in it.

the brush of eddie's shoulder sent a jolt down your spine and you straightened up.

"i'll go with that one." you said and pointed at your favorite flavor. he looked concerned.

"are you okay y/n?"

he knows my name, part of you thought. he's been our friend for years of course he does dumbass, the other part snapped back.

"yes, i'm fine." you croaked. why was this happening now?

"she's thinking the same thing as you." richie muttered under his breath as he watched his friends talk from the doorway with beverly behind him.

the both of you faced each other and froze. it was like the moment earlier, upstairs where the only thing you'd wanted to do was stare at him and have this cloak all of your other problems.

beverly wanted to scream. you were so close and she was silently praying that you didn't let this go to waste.

the tension was so thick in the air it could've suffocated the two of you in the kitchen except both of you were oblivious to the fact that the other was feeling the same.

"OH MY FUCKING GOD." richie shouted impatiently.

you and eddie both jumped and spun around to face him and bev.

"KISS HER YOU FOOL!" he screamed and stormed over to eddie, shaking him by the shoulders.

a shocked silence spread after richie realized what he had done and said. he let go of eddie quickly and stepped away from them. you looked from him to beverly to eddie and back at richie.

"i mean, it had to be said." beverly said, breaking the silence. "y/n i'm sure you wouldn't mind that."

now it was your turn to be stunned into silence.

"bev, we should go. actually, this time." richie said, taking her wrist and leading her away from the two of you.

eddie gulped and covered his mouth with shaking fingers. you felt like you were on the verge of fainting.

but wait. "so, do you-"

"yes! okay? i like you! there i said it. i know you probably don't feel the same but i can't just leave anything unsaid after that and it's not a joke or anything. i promise." eddie said, throwing his hands away from his face.

"eddie. i know it isn't a joke. i feel the same. and if it wasn't for richie, fuck him by the way, i probably never would've told you." you shrugged, too nervous to look him in the eyes.

"and bev." eddie let out a strained laugh. you gave him a small smile and a feeling of pride bloomed in his chest.

"yeah, and fuck bev too." you said with a slightly less strained laugh.

"hey, do you maybe wanna go to that new movie that's coming out friday?" eddie asked.

a smile crept onto your face. "i'd love that."

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