what are you afraid of? || eddie kaspbrak x reader

TWENTY-SEVEN (FINAL CHAPTER)

"Please, leave, Richard." You sighed, trying to hold back a laugh. "All of you."

Grumbling in disappointment, the losers began to trudge away, all shooting Richie dirty looks and annoyed side-eyes for blowing their cover while Stan dragged him away by his ear. The look of anger on his face was clearly evident as he huffed and blew a noodle curl out of his eyes. "We could've seen them do some adorable couple shit if you kept your damn mouth shut."

Eventually, everyone had finally left, leaving you and Eddie alone together again. He cleared his throat awkwardly and played with his fingers. "D'you wanna go back up, now?"

"Sure, let's go." You replied with a smile. Eddie began climbing back up the hill and you followed close behind him, a comfortable silence washing over the two of you. It was definitely a big improvement from two seconds ago, when Richie and Stan were arguing like their lives depended on it. Although their bickering was pretty cute, and you had always secretly thought they would make a really great couple, it was nice to have some silence for once.

You both reached the top of the hill after about a minute and sat back down on the blanket, this time inching closer to each other than before. Eddie had never been a big fan of physical contact, but he took one glance at your beautiful face as you stared up at the night sky and mustered up the courage to grab your hand. You tried to hide your surprise at the sudden feeling of his hand intertwined with yours; the only times you had ever really held hands with him was when he was too scared to think straight or that one time he saved you from stepping into greywater along with Richie and Bill. Either way, it was a really sweet gesture.

"You know..." Eddie broke the silence after a a moment, turning his head to look at you. "I've liked you since we met in fifth grade. Remember when you kicked Henry in the dick after he was bullying us?"

"Of course I remember. I'll never forget that moment because it's the one time I actually hurt Henry properly." You half smiled. "But mostly, I'll always remember that moment because it's when I met you. I know the other guys like Richie, Stan and Bill were also there, but if I'm being completely honest, I was kinda focussed on how fucking cute you are. Please don't tell Richie though or it'll hurt his ego that he wasn't the center of attention."

Eddie blushed at the compliment and broke eye contact, staring down at his feet shyly. "My face was all beaten up, (Y/n)."

"It doesn't mean you still didn't look absolutely adorable."

You scooted closer to him and hesitated, before resting your head on his shoulder.

"Is this okay, Eddie?"

"Y-yes. More than o-okay." He managed to stutter out. All thoughts of germs immediately vanished as he felt the warmth of your cheek against his shoulder blade and your hair slightly tickle his neck, making him feel safe and comfortable. It was quiet as it stayed like that for a few minutes or so, just a girl cuddled up to a boy as they looked up at the stars together, until Eddie shifted nervously a little making you look up. "Everything alright?"

"What I'm about to tell you... please can it not ruin what we have right now?" He stared at you with wide puppy dog eyes and you nodded. "What is it, Eds?"

He took a deep breath before gripping your hand tighter. "I know this seems way too early but I've never felt this way around someone before. I don't think I ever will with somebody else apart from you. You make my bad days better just by being there and I hate it when Richie teases me but I love it when you do," Eddie laughed lightly. "Don't tell him I said that, though. And I feel great when you call me 'Eds'. And you've seen how I react when anybody else does that. I threw my inhaler at Richie's head the other day when he called me 'Eds.' So.. I guess what I'm trying to say is, even though we're still young..." You tilted your head, waiting for him to finish. "I- think I love you."

Your jaw dropped and you stared up at Eddie in shock, causing him to look away, tears welling up in his eyes. He instantly regretted telling you his true feelings. He was certain he had pushed his luck too far, and was ready for you to run away, too disgusted to see his face again.

"Wow, Eddie..." You said softly, and Eddie braced himself for a polite rejection. "I... never knew somebody could like me that much."

He stayed silent and kept his eyes trained on the grass in front of him.

"But, for the record, I love you, too."

Eddie's head turned so fast he nearly got whiplash, but he didn't care about the slight ache in his neck by doing so. He didn't care about anything right then, really. Apart from the fact that your noses were three inches apart and were getting closer by the second.

After what seemed like forever, your lips collided together. Eddie put one hand on your cheek, cupping it softly, and the other intertwined with yours. Both of you had always expected your first kisses to be sloppy and awkward but this was none of those things. It was like everything else was disappearing; leaving you and Eddie the only things in the universe.

So, this is how the story ends.

(Y/n) (L/n) and Eddie Kaspbrak kissing each other softly under a beautiful blanket of stars.

And neither of them could've asked for more.

the end