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neoheros · 4 years
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how would haikyuu boys handle getting shipped with a friend on tiktok? feat. kuroo tetsuro
kuroo tetsuro has a crippling tiktok addiction and he’s in denial about it but everyone around him knows because all he does in his free time is get on that app
that’s canon i’m not arguing with anyone about this
he’s the kind of guy to fall asleep from scrolling through his fyp and the moment he wakes up he looks for his phone under his pillow to watch more lmaooo
so anyways
you share classes with him and he’s not really the kind of guy to have crushes especially on people he’s not close with
but then one day he’s on his fyp and he stumbles on one of your videos
and he’s just like ?? woah
he recognizes you obvi, he’s not one to talk to people out of his friend group but he’s not completely ignorant to everyone else
he immediately sees that you have indeed quite the following and have almost majority of your posts going viral
so yea you can say he’d notice you more in class now
at first it was subtle, looking at you more when he’s spacing out or paying close attention to you when you’re reciting
he doesn’t even notice how he includes you more in his thought process until the day kenma pointed it out to him how he’s been a bit more distracted lately
he brushed it off thinking it wasn’t really anything serious
but then boy Oh boy !!!
he started noticing the fact that you’ve got a really nice room in your vids and your fave led lights are the red ones since you almost always use them
he’s also really into the fact that you upload more on comedic videos than dancing ones
but HONEY when you posted your take on the dance trend of savage by megan thee stallion ,,, he was GONEEEE !!!
he sent that video to kenma like five times in a row with the caption “aha brb gonna LIVE for this woman 😗✌️”
kenma be like: simp city population - u
at this point he just accepts it, like flat out he took it within himself to UNDERSTAND how much he’s crushing on you and kenma asks him if he’s gonna do anything about it and he’s like ????
like he gets how awesome he is and stuff cause duh captain of the volleyball team and most probably the most beautiful man on campus but you’re also really good in class and very attractive
not to mention that you’ve never even looked his way before
he was hurt, man !!
only he could feel as rejected as someone who actually did get rejected
nevertheless, he got over that and just woke up one day telling himself that he was gonna shoot his shot anyway !!
so one day in class, right after the lunch bell rang, he took a deep breath and rummaged his insides for every drip of confidence he could muster
he walked to your seat and you were kinda surprised because this boy right here has never once talked to you before
his opening line was “can i sit here?”
you were still really confused but then he said something about wanting to be friends and your heart was just really warm cause !!!! that’s so NICE !!
and he mentioned how he knew you from tiktok since you practically lived on his fyp
you were really embarrassed and he got to see in action how your ears turn really red when you get shy
kuroo, internally: “that’s so FUCKEN CUTE !!!!!”
he had to reassure you that it was indeed really cool that you made bomb ass tiktoks
you were so grateful cause like one minute you were having a terrible day because of your stupid teacher then bam this 6’2 beauty of a man came swooping in telling you you were terrific
you two became friends after that and it made you really happy to have someone as cool as kuroo as your best friend
kuroo likes to sit with you at lunch except when you’re with other people then he gets a bit dejected so he’s just “well damn maybe tomorrow then”
it’s all good though cause he has invited you to numerous of his practices and that’s when you SEE how amazing this man is at volleyball
one day you’re like “hey wanna do a tiktok with me?”
and he’s like “the one where you kiss me?”
you, flushed: DIPSHIT WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT !!!!1!1!1!!
you guys do the one where you dance to supalonely by benee
it went OFF !!! 700k likes and a solid ass 2.7M views because apparently the viewers really like it when kuroo dances next to you in his varsity uniform and has sweat dripping on his forehead
your comments for the next two weeks are just like “bro post another one with kuroo please PLEASE”
kuroo: guess people just like me more :)
you: leave my mentions <3
sometimes you’d get people replying to your videos with “you and kuroo look really good together”
you see them but you most likely ignore it because even if you did know how much you liked kuroo, you didn’t wanna jeopardize the friendship, yk?
anyhow due to popular demand, you include him in your videos again and every time you do they always go viral !!!
it’s very cute especially when you do the ones where you snapchat him song lyrics and he answers even if he does know it’s a trend
“can they please just get together already, we all know they’re pining but they’re too coward to say it !!”
you: ok u know what user9728182829 since u’r so good at this why don’t u be the one to make tiktoks at a volleyball court and dodge all those stray balls 😤
you were so fed up with it that you actually tell kuroo about the entirety of tiktok shipping the two of you together
he was worried that you were upset because people liked you and him dating that he thought maybe you just weren’t into him
BUT THEN !!!
because of the corona virus all the schools shut down and people were forced to stay in their houses for quarantine
it was sad that everything got cancelled and you weren’t allowed to see your friends anymore
but that’s ok cause kuroo insisted to facetime everyday
you: why can’t we just text
kuroo: because what if you forget what i look like 🥺
you: hey i’m not that blessed ❤️
it was like the quarantine never happened since you still saw and talked to him everyday
sometimes he’d show up at your place but refuse to come inside cause social distancing
this mfer threw rocks on your glass window just to get your attention once
kuroo: i got you those edible cookie dough in pints !!
you: omfg 🥺👉👈
then he chucks it at you because he ain’t boutta break the law to get you food 😤
it’s ok though you have really good reflexes and it only hit your elbow the first 2 times !!
you got it all on camera and posted it on tiktok and everyone in the comments were LIVID at the fact that you captioned it with “best friends b like”
“i just know that kuroo is punching the air right now.”
“imagine risking the corona and still being friend zoned.”
“when you realize kuroo is actually the president of simp city.”
other times he’d snap you at 3 in the morning asking if you want anything from starbucks
no one:
your snapchat dms at 3:28 am: you really went to bed you SN A KE !!
and when you wake up the next morning you find out that this guy is still awake and that he’s been chilling in the starbucks parking lot all morning !!!
that’s ok though because other than the fact that his sleep schedule is completely wrecked he still got you your venti strawberry acai refresher
you: thank you sm 🥺 what do i owe you
kuroo: a kiss on the cheek
you: you can have the drink back ❤️
that’s when the new tiktok trend started and people were posting the hottest guys on campus or revealing their crushes since 1st grade
you, feeling brave because school is cancelled: aight bet 😎
you do a tiktok hopping on the trend and you captioned it with “now that we aren’t coming back to school here are the boys from campus that i’d date for real”
you stall for the first 30 second by vibing to the music and when the beat drop !!
you showed a picture of kuroo and you put in the text “kinda missing him too”
you were extremely regretting this but numerous people already saw it and the comments went on and on about how unsurprising this was
press f ma’am
so one afternoon while kuroo was scrolling through his tiktok, he was surprised by the amount of notifications he was getting
cause he doesn’t even post videos ??
he’s only there to watch funny stuff and leave insulting comments on your posts cause he’s a good friend
he checks and they’re all just tags of him in this one video and he was kinda worried cause what if it was a hate post ??
but then he saw that it was yours and he’s less nervous !!!
kuroo, texting you: if you diss me in this one i’m posting the screenshot of you falling asleep on facetime
so he watches it and ??????????????
bro he went 🥺
before he messages you he went straight for the comments and !!!!!
“who knew it was kuroo before watching the whole video?”
“don’t be shy put some more photos of him !!”
“if kuroo duets this i’m gonna make sure to never fall in love unless its like this.”
“y’all he did it boys!! he graduated from the best friend zone!!”
he’s still really surprised by this and he really hopes you’re not kidding cause bro you??? like him????
thanks to that comment he saw, he decides to duet your video by using the same sound and doing the same dance with the same caption “now that we aren’t coming back to school here are the ones from campus that i’d date for real”
and they’re all just pictures of you 🥺
it blows up but before you see it on your fyp he’s already asking to facetime and when you answer you swear he’s just got the biggest smile in the world i’m :(
kuroo: lol remember when you publicly told majority of the internet how much you liked me
you: lol remember when you weren’t talking ❤️
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dogfearing · 4 years
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FIVE UNSENT TEXTS AND ONE SENT     
[  SMS   :   MAL  ]   hey...  i  can’t  sleep  and  maybe  i’m  just  delirious  so  ignore  me  if  i’m  being  a  complete  idiot  !  but  i  wanted  to  ask  how  you  were  feeling  about  tomorrow  ?  you  know.  the  plan.  i  guess  i’ve  just  been  thinking  that  we’ve  all  been  really  happy  since  we  got  here ,   at  least  i  think  so ,   and  not  everyone  we’ve  met  has  been  awful.  i  don’t  know  if  what  we’re  doing  is  the  best  idea ,   you  know  ?  we  have  to  think  about  everyone  back  on  the  isle ,   i’m  not  saying  we  should  forget  about  them ,   but  maybe  our  way  isn’t  the  best  way.  maybe  we  can  work  with  ben  instead  of  against  him  and  do  something  good  for  a  change...   or  maybe  my  judgement  is  being  clouded.  whatever.     [     DELETED.     ]      
[  SMS   :   MAL  ]    mal.  i  know  it’s  really  late  and  that  you’re  probably  asleep ,   but  i  i  just  wanted  to  say  that  you  did  great  today  !  i  think  that  you  were  so  brave  standing  up  to  your  mom  like  that ,   and  yeah ,   you’re  always  brave ,   or  at  least  you  act  like  it...   i  don’t  know.  i  suppose  we  don’t  know  each  other  very  well  at  all ,   right  ?  we  didn’t  exactly  start  off  on  the  best  foot.  but  i  think  we  can  put  that  behind  us.  i’ve  been  thinking  a  lot  about  what  you  said  today ,   about  us  being  friends ,   about  that  making  you  happy.  did  you  mean  that  ?  because  it  makes  me  really  happy  too  !  i’ve  never  had  any  friends  before  evie ,   so  i  hope  that  we  can  get  to  know  each  other  a  little  better  now.  i’d  like  that  a  lot.     [     DELETED.     ]  
[  SMS   :   MAL  ]     is  everything  okay  with  you  ?  just  checking  in.  it  feels  like  you’ve  been  disconnected  lately.  i  don’t  mean  to  intrude  or  anything ,   i  just  want  you  to  know  that  if  something  is  bothering  you  i’ll  always  be  willing  to  listen  !  you’ve  done  so  much  for  me  mal ,   you  might  not  know  it  but  i  feel  like  a  completely  different  person  than  the  one  i  was  before  we  became  friends.  so...  let  me  help  you  too ,   okay  ?     [   DELETED.   ] 
[  SMS   :   MAL  ]     i’m  really  glad  that  we  had  that  chat  today  !  sorry  if  i  made  it  awkward ,   i  just...  am ,   but  you  know  that.  also.  sorry  that  i  never  payed  more  attention  to  what’s  been  going  on  with  you  recently.  i  noticed  that  you  were  acting  off  but  i  didn’t  know  how  to  talk  to  you  about  it ,   and  i  should  have  tried  harder.  i  should  have  been  a  better  friend.  i  WILL  be  a  better  friend ,   okay  ?  let’s  keep  this  communication  going ,   even  if  feelings  are  gross  and  uncomfortable  !!  and  let’s  find  a  better  name  for  it  than  girl  talk ,   please  ???     [     DELETED.     ] 
[  SMS   :   MAL  ]     okay ,   so  i’ve  rewritten  this  too  many  times  to  count  and  it  never  gets  any  easier  so  it’s  just  gonna  be  rambly.  sorry.  i  just...  i’m  upset.  and  i’m  angry.  we’re  supposed  to  be  friends ,   mal.  we’re  supposed  to  talk  to  each  other  about  these  things.  i  understand  that  you  felt  pressured  into  making  a  decision  on  closing  the  barrier ,   and  that  should  never  have  been  down  to  you ,   but  if  you  would  only  let  us  in  we  could  support  you  through  these  things.  i’m  here  for  you.  jay  and  evie  are  here  for  you.  it’s  bad  enough  that  you  lied  to  the  pirates  but  please  don’t  lie  to  us...  i’m  not  saying  i  hate  you  or  anything  !  because  i  love  you  so  much.  but  i  think  i  need  to  allow  myself  to  feel  the  way  i  feel  right  now ,   and  i  think  i  need  to  have  some  space  to  do  that.      [     DELETED.     ]
[  SMS   :   MAL  ]     hey !  we  haven’t  spoken  in  a  little  while ,   have  we  ?  feels  weird.  i  was  thinking  maybe  we  could  do  something  later ,  just  the  two  of  us  !  maybe  get  some  takeout  and  catch  up  ?  if  you  aren’t  busy,  that  is.  no  worries.  
@heartsflocked
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petersshirts · 5 years
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Abroad | Part 1
pairing: tom holland x reader
summary: tom takes off three months from work to travel through Europe. on the way, he meets a girl that has a lot of burden on her shoulders, but tom just can’t get her out of his mind.
warnings: swearing, sadness and angst
words: 2123
A/N: So here’s the first part of my new series, I hope you like this, please leave me a comment if you liked it! x
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„Do you really think this is a good idea?“ Harrison stared at the laptop screen that was sitting on the dining table of Toms’ apartment. He read the flight information again, confused how his friend had changed his mind in the last 24 hours. He had been away at his families’ house and when he came back, Tom had booked a flight to Germany that was leaving in five days. And the return flight was in three months.
Tom shrugged his shoulders and smiled at his best friend. He was never somebody who was spontaneous; he always needed all the information about any meetings a week prior, but this time, he had just clicked the ‚Book your flight‘ button without really thinking about it.
But to be honest, he had thought about this for a few weeks now. Tom was now 22 and in his opinion, he hadn’t seen a lot of this world. Sure, he travelled around the world for his work but this was just work and not enjoyment. He had been so busy for the last two years and now he had a free months off to finally do something with his life. And why not travel around Europe to learn more about new cultures?
He had been home for a week now after he had finally finished his last movie project, and he was exhausted. His sleeping schedule was non-existent and it didn’t really feel like he was living anymore. And when he sat at home for a whole week, he was bored. He always needed something to do; and now with him having no movies coming up in the near future, there was just nothing for him to do. And that’s how he found himself in front of his computer on the British Airways page, looking for flights.
When he saw Hamburg as one of the options, he remembered that one of his mates, Dave, had told him that his cousin lived there. Maybe she could show him around and also help him with the language. And in the next moment, the flight was booked.The return flight was for the end of January, so he had three months to see more of Europe, a place that was so close to his home but he had actually never really seen. His family holidays had only been in Scotland or South England.
„Tom, this is on really short notice. You know that you have to pack up all your stuff! And where will you even live?“ Haz sounded like Toms’ mum; Tom stood up and patted his friends’ shoulder. „It’s gonna be fine, man. I will figure it out. And I’m not disappearing - it’s only a one hour flight.“ Harrison only shook his head because he knew that there was no way that he could change his best mates’ mind. Tom was stubborn and he would always get what he wanted. So he would not stand in his way - he would fall down all on his own.
„And besides, Daves’ cousin lives in Hamburg. I’ve already talked to him and she will show me a bit of the city and the culture, I will be fine, mate. Don’t be such a baby.“ Harrison shoved Tom and they both burst out into laughter.
Tom would be fine.
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The next five days were filled with packing and explaining to every single person Tom knew what the hell he was doing. He had to tell everyone the same old thing; that he was just tired of work and that he needed a little break. He felt confident in what he was doing - even when he didn’t really know what was waiting for him. But he was going to normal western countries, what could go wrong?
The ones that struggled the most with Toms sudden departure was his family. When he came over for dinner and told them that he was leaving them for three months after he just came back from months of filming, his mum started crying while Paddy just stared at him for a few minutes. He knew that it was hard for them to let him go ever since he was around 15 years old, but he needed to do this for himself. And there was no going back.
He had talked to Dave who had given Tom the phone number of his cousin; she was just one year younger than Tom and had a bit of free time to show Tom around. He had already send her a message telling here when he would land and where he would stay for the first week, and they had already arranged a meeting. Her texts were pretty short but Tom was fine with that; as long as she would show him the nice place in this new city he had never been to before.
Finally, it was the day of his departure. The whole family brought him to the airport and it just felt like he was leaving for work all over again. But this time, there was excitement pumping through his veins - he would see new places, meet new people and enjoy his youth. And there was nobody holding him back.
His mum cried at the airport and Harry just told him to not sleep with too many girls - which only got an eye-roll out of Tom because he was famous for being way too shy to ever talk to a girl. He was actually proud that there was a girl that would show him Hamburg and not a guy. There were a lot more hugs and kisses before Tom grabbed his huge backpack, the only luggage he would take with him and waved good-bye before disappearing behind the security control.
A breath of relief left his mouth when he was finally alone and on his way to a completely new place. The next few hours went by in a blur - the flight was over pretty quickly and when he arrived in Hamburg and called a cab, he realised that Germans were really good english speakers. He only knew that ‚Guten Tag‘ was a more formal Hello, but that was it. So he was quite impressed when the cab driver talked to him in fluent english.
He brought Tom right into the centre of Hamburg - he had rented an AirBnB there - a small apartment where he could make himself comfortable and feel more like he had a real home. He didn’t like hotels anymore - he literally lived in them for a few months when he was filming and he just didn’t like the cold atmosphere in there. He could never make himself at home. So he was quite happy when a young man opened the door of the five-store house and showed him the small apartment where he would spend the first week of his travels.
It felt cosy right away - it only had one bedroom and a small living room with a kitchen, but it was enough for him. He didn’t plan on having a party here. The friendly guy showed him around and when he left, Tom could only stand there and smile. It felt so good to finally do something that would bring him further in life - he sometimes felt like he was stuck while filming. He loved making movies, but sometimes it was tiring. It was tiring to cry out for help and do flips every few minutes; he was so happy that he could be himself for a longer time and not worry about how it looked to others.
When Tom put all his stuff in the small cupboard in this bedroom, it was already dark outside. He was pretty tired but he was way too hungry to go to bed. The meeting with the girl was tomorrow and until then, he had no idea where to go but that didn’t stop him at all. He grabbed his wallet, phone and keys and walked out to the streets that were still full of people. Christmas season had just started and everyone was already looking for gifts for their loved ones.
Tom got a bit lost while wandering through the streets, but found a cozy restaurant after some time. Like all the other germans he had met, the waiter talked in perfect English and Tom felt bad to not even say ‚Thanks‘ back to him in German. Hopefully, Daves’ cousin could change that.
After he finished dinner, he wandered around the streets a bit. It had gotten a lot calmer but it was pretty chilly so Tom got his phone out and opened his navigation app, trying to find back to his apartment and get the sleep he craved to be ready for a long day tomorrow.
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The moment you agreed to show a stranger around your city, you knew that it was not the right decision. But when Dave asked you to help his friend out, you just couldn’t say no. You were a very kind person and it was just way too hard to deny somebody something that they asked you for. So here you were, walking through the streets of your hometown with a weird feeling in your stomach. You didn’t know that guy even when Dave had told you that he was really nice. You were very shy but when your brother had told you a hundred times that you could do this, you tried to be a bit more optimistic and just do it.
Walking through the city felt so strange to you; the last two years were spent with learning and burying yourself in that work to forget what had happened. There was a crack in you and you were sure that nothing or nobody could ever fix it. And now here you were, finally talking to someone other than your family and your very close friends. You felt brave yet so insecure like you never did before.
You found the address of the AirBnB pretty quickly. Tom, the guy from London, told you just to ring and after you contemplated to just go back home and tell him that you got sick in the last minute, you finally rang the door. You need to get out of your shell, the words from your brother echoed through your mind. You were just not sure if this was the way to do it.
But now it was too late to turn back; it was just one day where you would show Tom the beauty of your hometown. And hopefully, you would never have to see him again after that.
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The first thing that Tom noticed about the girl were her eyes. They were something between green and blue and Tom just couldn’t stop looking at them, even when she averted her gaze. She had dark blonde hair and stood there like she wanted to be somewhere else - bent forwards and hair in front of her eyes.
„Hi, I’m Tom, nice to meet you.“ he stretched out his hand and after a few seconds, she took it and shook it lightly. She sent him a small smile and Tom felt completely awestruck - he would give a lot of things to see her smile again.
„I’m Y/N, but I think you know that.“ Her voice was quiet and it sounded like she didn’t talk very often - Tom hoped that she would talk to him a bit more than that through the day. Tom grinned at her and waved his arm towards the street, gesturing for her to start walking and start this  city-tour with the girl he wanted to know more about. But he was not sure that she would let him. She was a hard nut to crack and only one day after his arrival, Tom had found his first mission.
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grapesodatozier · 6 years
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Hi hi!! I have loved all of your writing that I've come across and was wondering if you took requests?? I was hoping you could do a fluff piece about Eddie having to comfort Richie from his nightmares about Pennywise after the sewer fight. Love you and your talent sm!! -reddieloserz
omg this genuinely made my week asfdjsklgh like,, i’m so honored that you trust me to write something for you lmao thank you so so much
okay so this is a lot sadder than i meant for it to be, but it be like that sometimes lol there’s still some fluff tho. i really enjoyed writing this, so thank you again for the prompt/request!!
He smells it before he seesanything, feels the humidity and grime sticking to his skin. The air that hasnever seen sunlight fills his lung with liquid cement; he can feel all thingsnatural and earthly leaving his body with every unsteady exhale. He hearsscattered drips all around him, the rushing water of the sewers that broughtthem here. He feels his clothes sticking to his skin, still wet with the stuff.He hears Mike comforting Stan somewhere behind him, he hears Beverly and Benshifting closer to one another.
Slowly, the small room fills withorange light that flows from a thousand little pinpricks, growing, growing intoeyes, eyes that stare into his-
but he isn’t really seeing them. Heno longer feels his feet touching the ground. It’s like he’s out of his body, watchingit like a movie. He sees himself in the air, floating next to Bill. Both boys’eyes are glowing an identical sickly orange to that which the spider’s eyes areemitting. He notices that one of the lenses of his glasses is shattered. Mom’s not gonna be happy about that, hethinks.
Oh,Richie, a voice laughs, a voice that sends chills down his spine. Nothing you’ve ever done has ever madeanyone happy. It sounds hauntingly familiar, but he doesn’t think he’s everheard it before in his life. It fills his head, echoing off his skull. Not your parents, and not your friends.They’re going to forget you, and I won’t even have to make them. You’ll leavethem and they won’t even notice you’re gone. Richie feels tears stinging inhis eyes, but they don’t fall.
Fuckyou, bitch! he thinks he screams, but his voice is much deeper.
Whydid you do that? It’s a woman’s voice asking, a voice that he feels like heshould be able to place but can’t.
He looks down past where his andBill’s bodies are floating, down to his friends. He can’t see Mike or Stananymore. Bev and Ben each have each other’s hand in a vice grip. But Eddie, Where’s Eddie? Where the fuck is Eddie? The chills running down his back begin to feel more like claws.
And then he sees him. Eddie. Eddie,walking on trembling, sickly pale legs toward the spider.
No-
Eddie, holding his aspirator outwith arms that have never been allowed to lift anything much heavier.
Eddie,get the fuck back, what the fuck are you doing-
Eddie, looking so horrifyinglyvulnerable and even more horrifyingly brave.
Eds,what the fuck are you doing? Richie wants to scream at him. But his lipsare wax, his body empty and lifeless, suspended. And so Eddie sprays hismedicine onto the spider, screaming at it.
No-
Richie watches as he sticks hisaspirator down the thing’s throat,
please,God, the Turtle, anybody, don’t let him-
he sticks his whole fucking arm inthere,
no-
and It bites. It closes Its mouthand Eddie’s eyes go wide, and he staggers back, imbalanced and bleeding,bleeding out-
Richie nearly screams, but thenit’s dark again. The smell is gone, and he can finally breathe. His shirt isstill sticking to him, but just from his own sweat. He takes a few gaspingbreaths and realizes he’s crying. He can feel the floor at his back, and asleeping bag engulfing him. He sits up, gripping the sleeping bag in his hands,searching for anything to ground him, anything to make him stop shaking.Suddenly, the room is filled with light. Richie flinches, whimpers and screwshis eyes shut.
“Rich?”
Richie slowly opens his eyes at thevoice and sees that the light isn’t an unnatural orange, but rather a softgold. It illuminates the room around him, a room he’s been waking up in moreand more lately.
“Are you okay?” Eddie asks. Richieturns his head, looking up at Eddie, who’s squinting at him in the lamplightfrom his spot on the bed. Richie nods weakly, but he’s still crying. “Nightmare?”Eddie guesses, his voice softer than anything Richie’s ever felt. Richie nodsagain, his eyes falling to the floor in shame. He’s still gripping the sleepingbag. “I… I still get them too. Come up here.” Richie’s head shoots up at that,and he watches in disbelief as Eddie scoots over, making room for him in thebed. Slowly, Richie gets up from the floor and slides into Eddie’s bed. It’stoo small for both of them, but they squish together, making it work. Richiepulls the sheets over his still-shaking shoulders and lets Eddie pull himcloser. A distant part of Richie’s mind tells him that this isn’t normal
Don’ttouch the other boys, Richie-
but the feeling of comfort andsecurity that he gets from Eddie’s hand rubbing circles into his back makesthat small thought disappear. He nestles his face into Eddie’s neck, breathingin heavily. He’s so surrounded by the smell of his best friend, and it calmshim down. He thinks that he wouldn’t mind spending every night like this.“You’re okay,” Eddie whispers into Richie’s hair. “All of us are okay. It can’tget us anymore.” A part of Richie tells him that that isn’t true, but thatthought is instantly dissolved when he feels Eddie gently press his lips to thetop of Richie’s head. Richie blushes and holds Eddie tighter. He’s safe, Richie tells himself. He’s safe and he’s here with you.
Fornow.
“Thanks, Eds,” Richie mumbles. Andhe is grateful that he doesn’t have to face this alone, but he mainly says itjust to hear Eddie’s name on his lips, to drown out that voice, to assure himself that Eddie’s safe with him. Richie’s stilla little too young to understand what he feels for Eddie, but he knows he feelsa lot of it right now, and that it’s gonna get him through the night.
“I’m never gonna let It get you,”Eddie vows, and Richie shudders, because he knows it’s true.
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