#onesided stanlon

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What is a King to a Bard?

It started like any other day for the Losers, Eddie and Richie walking down the street to the arcade after Eddie got his medications and shoved them all in his fanny pack, Bev and Ben walking hand in hand and Stan and Mike swinging hands and laughing about something obscure and inside that only they knew about. Eddie glances around at their group, noticing one shining face missing from the circle of close friends. "Guys, where did Bill go? I haven't seen him at all this week..."

"I heard from his neighbors that he went to New York City with his folks and they won't be back until school starts." Stan says softly, glancing at Mike and bursts into a fit of giggles, the other boy doing the same and soon everyone starts laughing, though no one knows what they're laughing about. "He wrote me a letter, and he said that he's having fun in the city since he can be on his own and pay homage to the city that way. He misses us all, you the most, Bev, and he can't wait to see us again in school."

"Good news!" Richie says excitedly, seeing Stan and Bev's faces brighten. "I'm getting those newfound contact lenses so I don't have to wear these ugly things all the time!" Eddie makes a disapproving noise, shaking his head. "Eds doesn't like that because he thinks my face is too big without them."

"He looks like a hooligan!" Eddie says loudly, Mike dissolving into laughter at the word. "What? I mean it! Richie, take off your glasses!" The taller complies, taking off his coke-bottle lenses and lets everyone see him. "See what I mean, his face looks ridiculous without them and-"

"I mean, he looks kinda hot, but not that I would do anything with him..." Stan says under his breath, Mike and Bev nodding in agreement. "But the glasses are more familiar, so yeah it would be difficult to adjust to seeing him without them, but it's an alright look for him..."

"See Eds? They love it. You'll have to get used to seeing my beautiful mug like this because as of today I'm not gonna be wearing those fuckers any longer!" He hands Eddie the glasses and keeps a smile on his face. Mike and Stan watch him as he bumps around, Eddie handing him the lenses and keeps them close. "Okay, maybe I'll need them until I can actually get them..." Bev lets out a giggle, Stan and Mike keeping their hands intertwined as Richie practically wraps himself around Eddie, his mess of curls finding their way to rest on Eddie's shoulder. Stan mimicking the motion with Mike, his ashen curls falling onto the stronger boy’s side. Beverly watches as Mike and Eddie soften their gazes at their boys, Mike picking up Stan almost effortlessly and bids everyone farewell, Eddie slowly walking off with Ben and Beverly in tow. The three talk while Richie listens, silent as he's been all day as Mike and Stan go on past the Aladdin and the old pharmacy that Eddie frequents just for the sentiment. He hears Stan sigh into his neck, smiling softly as he nuzzles in and it makes Mike's heart soar as the one who he truly cared about being so close and yet so far away from him.

Mike was hopelessly in love, and yet Stan's heart was Bill's.