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" IN A HEARTBEAT "
" you got me base jump livin' and i can't look down, you know you short circuit my brain "
based on the popular short film "in a heartbeat" and a byler edit i saw on instagram once. idk who made it but if i knew i'd give them credit. by the end i totally let my imagination get the best of me lmao
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when richie opened his locker, he definitely didn't expect to see what he saw. his locker had a few notebooks, two books and crumbled papers (mostly from candy bars he'd buy during recess). but one thing he didn't remember seeing before was a heart . a pink floating heart, with thin little arms and hands, and big brown eyes that for some reason looked familiar to richie. its cheeks were covered with a layer of brown freckles.
richie chuckled slightly at the sight, feeling his own heart skip a beat. clearly, someone's heart couldn't hold itself back.
but who could possibly have a crush on me? , richie couldn't help but wonder.
when the cute heart saw him, its eyes went even wider than before. it flew towards him, envelopping his cheek in a small yet slightly ticklish embrace. richie chuckled once more, holding the heart between his large fingers. he watched it as it played with his thumb. "hey, you." he whispered. "where did you come from? who do you belong to?"
richie heard a gasp behind him. he turned around and was met by the small figure of a boy, a boy richie knew quite well. it was eddie kaspbrak from homeroom. his cheeks were red and he looked like he was about to have a pannick attack. the heart squeaked, meaning it clearly belonged to eddie.
"h-hey eds." richie smiled almost fondly. he had always though that eddie was adorable, and sometimes in class he couldn't help but stare. he handed him the heart. "i believe this little fella belongs to you?" he said.
eddie huffed in embarrassment, practically snatching the heart from richie's hands. "don't call me eds." he said, before glaring deadly at his heart. "i-i'm sorry richie, i don't know what's wrong with him lately." he sighed. "ugh, i hate myself!" he whined, pressing his heart against his chest. when he removed his hands, it had dissapeared. it was back where it belonged, inside of eddie.
richie couldn't help but feel bad for the smaller boy. "eddie, it's okay if you -"
"shut up! i don't have a crush on you, i don't!" he cut him off, shutting his eyes. he looked like he was talking to himself more than richie. eddie bit his lip before running off.
