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(as promised, 'S I N G- stenbrough headcannon' preview at the end of this chapter!)

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"connor?' richie asked, "what did connor say?"

eddies tears began to fall faster but richie wiped al of them away with his sleeve.
"don't cry, eds, its okay. you don't have to say anything" richie pulled eddies head toward his chest and let eddie cry onto his t-shirt. richie placed his hand onto his head and rubbed his hair
"shhh." richie rested his head on top of eddies comforting the boy while he cried. "it's okay."

eddie backed out of the hug, "i know it's okay but, if i tell you he might.. he might kill me."
richies face drained of color

"kill you.?"

"yes." eddie started to cry again,

"i promise i won't let him touch you" richie wipes eddies tears and offered him a hug again, eddie accepted, wrapped his arms around richies waist and gripped the back of his shirt tighter. richie places his hands onto eddies hips and rested his head on top of eddies.
"whenever you're ready.. i'd like to know what happened." richie cooed into eddies ear. eddies eyes stop crying and shoot open,

eddie remembers the pleasant, sunny day after going to the amusement park. eddie was leaving the pharmacy market after getting a refill on his inhaler. passing a few building, admiring the view, eddie felt off. the walk home wasn't going to be as beautiful as the walk there. a blonde boy popped out from behind a building and slapped eddie in the chest, pushing him
into the ally way.

"connor?!" eddie questioned worriedly.
"shut up." connor spat and threw eddie to the ground. "what the fuck are you doing with richie! i see the way you look at him!" connor was furious, his face was flushed with anger.

"what? its not like that i- i swear!" eddie stammered receiving a kick to the stomach. eddie hunched over holding his sides in pain but connor wasn't done. he proceeded to punch eddie on his inner thighs, smiling.

"no one is going to take richie from me. got it, girly boy?" connor asked

"yes- yes! connor i understand! please stop!" eddie chocked between sobs.

"good." connor pulled eddie up to his feet but before letting him go, connor slammed eddie up to a wall lifting him up off the ground by his shirt, practically choking him. "if you tell anyone about this, i won't hesitate next time."

eddie knew he was strong because spiderman told him so, eddie lifted up his legs and kicked connor in the stomach.

connor hit the wall behind him and fell to the floor followed by eddie crashed to the ground gasping for air. connor growled and ran toward eddie, with a final kick to the leg he walked off.
eddie laid on the ground for a few more minutes until finally having enough strength to grab his inhaler.

eddie went home with more thoughts in his head then ever. he knew that he liked spiderman more than a friend, he practically always had.. yet the way he looked at richie? eddie couldn't explain the feelings toward richie, rich felt like a 'silly crush' but.. did 'silly crushes' do the things they did? eddie figured richie was just a huge, dumb, stupid, silly crush.

eddie backed out of richie hug once again and took a deep breath but couldn't focus, he started hyperventilating. richies eyes widened in panic and placed his hands onto eddies shoulders as eddie fumbled around in his fanny pack for his inhaler.  once he grabbed it and took a few pumps he calmed down.
eddie looked at richie in his beautiful chocolate eyes hidden behind the glass on his glasses.
eddie gulped.

"okay.. i'm gonna show you what he did to me." richie nodded, giving eddie space to grab his shirt and lift it slightly. richie started tearing up, eddies body was bruised all over the stomach and in between the legs.
richie reaches out toward the boy before placing his hands on his mouth in shock.

"connor did this?" richie questioned. eddie nodded.

richie took a step toward eddie reaching out again trying to get permission from eddie to touch the bruises. eddie looked away while richies cold fingers collided with eddies skin. he winced, richie touched the area so lightly in fear of hurting eddie, he motioned his fingers soothingly and eddie felt relaxed. richie backed up pulling eddies shirt back down.

"i'm so sorry eddie. i wish i knew why he did. maybe he's jealous of you?"

"he told me why, i just don't really want to get into that right now."

"of course, eds." richie smiled, fixing his glasses.
eddie looked up at him and couldn't help but smile back.
"let's get back to lunch, i'll make sure connor leaves us alone today."

"no!" eddie screamed causing richie to back up "sorry but if you seem mad at him he'll know i told you and then he'll beat me up again and i just can't risk that richie!" eddie ranted fast.

"woah slow down, okay i won't say anything. you don't have to worry.. i'm you're hero." richie stood proudly and pointed to himself.

"yeah, sure you are. asshat." eddie chuckled.

"i'm your asshat, love." richie flirted back.

"ha, ha. okay. let's get back to lunch."

S I N G - stenbrough headcannon preview

warm summer nights and cold quarry water submerged the two boys in each other's arms.
bill looked at stan like he had the day they had first met, full of life and wonder. his skinny arms around the jews neck, foreheads close. his body rested on stanley's thighs, legs wrapped around the boys body.

stanley was in the moment letting bill sit on his lap, his hands on the boys ribs, his head rolled back looking at the stars above. both boys had had a bit to drink and were just.. calm.

there was no worry, no thoughts about anything other than each other's presence and all the tiny fish swimming around stan in the shallow end.

bills light green eyes stared at stans atoms apple and collarbones, focusing on the way the moonlight lit stanleys frame up.
stanley pulled his head away from the stars to meet bills emerald eyes with his brown ones. bill loved how they sparkled. stanley moved his hands from bills waist to his face. using his finger, bill circled the back of stanley's neck slowly, his forehead fell onto stanley's and eyes shut.

stanley used his thumb to touch bills lips, slightly tugging at the bottom one. stanley moved his body closer to bills, his mouth next to bills ear
"we should get going." stan whispered
bill got chills from the lack of silence so suddenly yet fell into the sound of the jews voice.
"o-k-kay." bill stuttered, stanley fell into awe of the boys voice. every single time bill talked, it was like magic.

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