Protector (Richie Tozier x Reader)
Authorâs Note: WHAT IS UP MY DOODS?? Its been a while! Im good, thanks for asking (i know you didnât, just role with it), how are you? Im so stressed right now because school is starting soon and I just ew I dont want to go back to the real world)))): And I also have to figure out a posting schedule because me posting at 11-12 am âjust so I can wake up to notes and nice messagesâ isnât going to work when Im back in school lmao. ALSO IM SHOOK BECAUSE Short Dresses and Punches  is almost at three fucking hundred notes (excuse my language, and I wrote the number out for emphasis so appreciate that) AND IM???? I love you guys so much! Im also almost at 200 followers which also makes me ??? Because I just hit 100 literally the other day (,: this is getting long, but i love you guys!! Hope you enjoy this imagine <3
Request:Â Anonymous said :Heyya! I love your writing so much. I was wondering if I could get an angsty Richie x reader where out of the losers club, her and Richie are the closest. And as they get in high school and grow up they are still close until Richie starts to get popular and begins to pick on reader all for the purpose of staying popular. And like reader loses all of her friends and falls into depression and has to be put in a mental health hospital. And Richie wonders where she is and when he finds out he breaks.
*I changed the request up a bit, I hope thats okay! I just couldn't find any inspiration to make the request exactly the way you wanted. Anon, this was so hard for me to write, Iâm so sorry if it isnt the way you wanted it to be⌠dont hate me ): im incapable of writing depressing shit I guess ? ); DONT BE MAD ANON PLeaSE
Warnings: Henry and Richie both being jerks, hints about abuse, cursing
Description: Friends are supposed to love, support, and be there for you through everything, so what happens when your best friend turns the tables?
Also: quick shoutout to @multi-parker for helping by giving me songs and advice lol, and that anon who made my entire life by saying I was one of the reasons they loved tumblr and stuff cause that just about killed me (,: <3
When you and Richie first met, it felt like fate. It had been the first day of kindergarten and you both had worn the same t-shirt. Now, almost 10 years later, you and him had more in common than ever, bonding over the fact that your Dad treated you the same way Richieâs parents treated him, maybe even worse. You and Richie had been friends forever, and were practically connected at the hip, so it was a surprise when you and the rest of the losers began high school and Richie began hanging out with Greta Keene and Henry Bowers of all people. For a while, he still stuck around, but then he stopped coming to the quarry and the arcade. It hurt, you loved the other losers, but you and Richie had something special. He was the only one who understood you, he had been your best friend for years and was your rock. You thought Richie ignoring you as he started to rise to popularity was the worst feeling ever, but nothing, not even the abuse your dad put you through could prepare you for what would come in the next few days.
As you opened your locker to put your history textbook back and grab your English one it was shut abruptly, causing a gasp to leave your lips as you looked up to see who had shut it.Â
âWhat the fu-.â You began, but you quickly stopped, realizing who it was that had shut your locker.
âCare to finish that sentence sweetheart?â Henry sneered down at you.
âThatâs what I thought. Now Rich, what should we do with a slut like her?â your eyebrows furrowed, confused as to who he was talking to. You were shocked to see your Richie, the boy youâd known for so long, standing next to Henry, his eyes seemingly larger than usually behind his thick frames now as he was faced with you.
âOh fuck sorry Henry, I dont know what should we do to her?â Richie responded and you felt sick.
âRichie?â you mumbled, confused as to how he was here, tormenting you with the person you had both hated not too long ago.
âShut the fuck up you slut.â
âYeah (y/n), listen to Bowers over here..â you zoned out as Richie began to spew hateful things to you and towards every single insecurity you had as Henry just laughed. You looked at Richie with disbelief, and you began to turn around to walk to your next class, tears in your eyes as you shook your head in disbelief.
â(y/n)? Get back here you fucking ugly bitch!âÂ
âLet her go Henry, shes not worth our time, we should go after someone actually hot..â you heard Richie laugh to Henry as you turned the corner and walked into your English class trying to stop the tears that continued falling out of your eyes. Taking your seat next to Ben he placed a comforting hand on yours.
â(y/n/n) are you alright?â and as you looked up at Ben you knew you couldnât lie, so you told him everything as he nodded and squeezed your hand. He told you everything you needed to hear in that moment, to forget Richie, that you had him and the other losers, but as you nodded as your response and sat back in your seat you knew it wouldnât be the last time Richie hurt you. And you knew, no matter how much love you got from your other friends, it would never be able to mask the pain Richie would put you through. You loved him, he was your best friend, and he was supposed to be the one wiping your tears, not causing them.Â
It had been weeks since the first time Richie had said all those mean things about you, and you had been right, it wasnât the last time Richie would bother you. It seemed he had become the new Henry for you, stepping up when Henry was going to say something rude to you and saying it for himself like he knew it would hurt you more coming from him. As you rounded the corner to your locker, you found Richie and Henry already there waiting for you.
âOh look Henry, I thought we were at school, I didnt realize we were at the zoo!â Richie laughed as he pointed at you.
âVery original trashmouth, can you move, I need to get to my locker.â you replied, a surge of confidence suddenly going through you.Â
Henry only grabbed your arm in his grip as he pushed you against your locker, Richie standing close behind him as they both smirked down at you.
âSince when do you have a mouth (y/n)? I thought that was saved for at home.â Richie winked as Henryâs smirk grew.
âWhoa! I knew you were a daddyâs girl, but-â you cut Henry off and stared at Richie with tears in your eyes, pushing Henry off of you.
âWhat the fuck Richard Tozier? You of all people know its not like that. What the fuck happened to you? To us? Since when do you treat the people you love like this? Thats really fucked up.â you finished with a huff.
You turned around from your spot and began to make your way towards the exit of the school. You looked over your shoulder, and gave Richie one last look before leaving school. You walked down the steps of the stairs, not knowing exactly where or what you were doing. You felt lost, through everything Richie had always been your constant, but for the past few weeks he wasnât⌠No matter how badly your dad hurt you, Richie was always there to hold your hand and wipe your tears as your cried. He was always there, and now all of a sudden, instead of him holding you tight, he was the one hurting you most. Your thoughts were cut off with a hand grabbing yours, you rolled your eyes seeing Richie standing before you.
âWhat do you want Tozier? To insult me more? Or is that treatment saved for when your new best friend is around?â You scoffed, pulling your arm from his embrace as his eyes stared into yours sadly.
âNo Richard! You dont get to call me that, you cant just come walk back into my life and pretend that you havenât been killing me these past few weeks with the stuff youâve said about me. You know me more than anyone! So you know exactly what to say to really stick the knife in.â
âNO! No Richie, leave me alone. Dont ever talk to me again, I dont need you.â
âBut I need you (y/n)..â
âYou need me? Shouldâve thought of that before being a complete dick to me! You know all the shit I get at home, and you know youâre the only person I rely on besides the other losers and here you are! Being a jerk to me, what did I do to deserve that? Huh? What?â you yelled, giving his chest a little push and he just stared at you blankly.
âYeah, thats what i thought.â you sighed, beginning to turn away.
âHe made me!â Richie blurted and you turned around.
âI- he. Henry cornered me the other day and told me I needed to join his gang or heâd hurt you or some shit and I couldnât let him do that to youâŚâ he trailed off
âSo you stepped in instead and hurt me instead?â you scowled, not believing your own ears.
âHow fucking stupid are you Richie? I- no we have dealt with Henry for years what was so different about this time?â
Richie looked at the ground, before lifting his gaze towards you, pushing his glasses up and cupping your face in his hand.
âYou. I just, he used you to get to me. And fuck (y/n) I couldnât even stand to fucking think of the shit heâd do or say to you if I didnât. And thinking back it was fucking stupid, but in that moment I didnât think of it like that. All I was thinking about was protecting you. Yes, I know of the shit you get put through at home, which was just another reason for me to try and protect you at school. You deserve to be somewhere without being hurt, but Iâm done. I told Henry to fuck off, and punched him before coming after you if that helpsâŚâ he apologized, his thumb rubbing your cheek.
âRich.. Youâre such a fucking idiot, you know that?â
âYeah I know, but iâm your idiot.â he whispered before leaning down and capturing your lips in his.
âYeah, you are.â You smiled, and for the first time in weeks, it was genuine.
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