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sunlight - a reddie camp counselor au

"Ready to go, Eduardo?"

Eddie made a face. "No, I don't like that either. Can you just use my actual name, please?"

"Hm. What would I get out of it?"

"...the knowledge that you're not a piece of shit?"

"Woah!" Richie said, taking a step back and dramatically slapping a hand to his chest. "Did you just... swear? I heard that's against the rules."

"Fuck you," Eddie said without any real malice, the hint of a smile pulling at the corner of his lips.

"I'm going to have to call the camp police on you. Those exist, right?" Eddie rolled his eyes and started to walk away. "Is there like a camp prison? Or do we just shove the kids who misbehave into a canoe and take away their paddles?"

"You're ridiculous."

"Thank you."

- ☀ -

the last place Richie Tozier wanted to spend his summer was as a camp counselor (aka glorified babysitter), but when he meets Eddie, he starts to think it might not actually be so bad. hell, it could even be fun. 

camp counselor au where the losers all find themselves in charge of a bunch of kids at summer camp, but still manage to form lasting relationships in the process. tw for non-graphic abuse and self-harm. it's not shown graphically, but it will be talked about.

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sunlight - chapter two

Bill and Bev started skipping rocks, and a competition quickly formed to see who’d get the most skips. It didn’t take long for everyone else to join in. Even Richie, who was admittedly terrible at skipping rocks and instead chose to try and sabotage everyone else.

He noticed that Eddie wasn’t there with them, and turned to see why. As soon as he did, the flash of a disposable camera blinded him. Eddie was standing a few feet away, smiling and holding said camera. Richie dropped the rock he was holding and joined him again on the log bench. “Want me to take a picture of you?” Richie asked.

“No,” Eddie said quickly. “I… don’t really like pictures of myself. I like capturing memories.”

“Fair enough.” Richie let himself fall back onto the grass, his back hitting it with a soft thump as his legs dangled over the log. He stared up at the now-dark night sky. It was filled with stars. So many stars. “I suck at taking pictures with those things,” he said. “They always turn out like shit.”

“I like to think I’ve gotten pretty good,” Eddie said. He laid back too, albeit much more gracefully. “Some always turn out bad, but the majority will work.”

“You’ll have to show me when you develop them.”

They laid there for a while, just staring up at the sky as the sounds of everyone else skipping rocks and laughing. It actually didn’t feel all that different to the way Richie spent a lot of his Friday nights. Instead of a lake, it was usually a river, and there was usually a lot more music and alcohol, but the idea was the same.

He found that the quiet was actually a bit nicer.

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sunlight - chapter four

“Oh, Richie. What’re you doing here?”

“Can I, uh… can I borrow your cards?” he asked. “My campers aren’t too interested in icebreakers, so I thought maybe cards.” Richie shook his head. “Y’know what, actually. You look busy. Forget about it, sorry.”

He turned away from the door, but didn’t even make it a full step before Eddie was grabbing his wrist. “Hey, it’s okay,” Eddie said. “Of course you can borrow my cards.” He pulled the deck from his fanny pack and handed them to Richie. “Is everything okay, Rich?”

“Yeah.” Richie nodded. “Yeah, of course.” Eddie didn’t look like he believed him in the slightest. “I just… it’s a lot. I’ve got twins.” He laughed nervously. “Twins! I’m never gonna be able to tell them apart.”

Eddie bit his lip. He turned back to Jamie. “I’m just gonna step out for a sec. Keep an eye on everyone for me?”

Jamie nodded, quickly saluting Eddie before heading back inside. Richie smiled. “Cute kid.”

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sunlight - chapter three

Richie smiled, grabbing a gummy from the bag and popping it in his mouth. He looked at the empty parking lot behind them. “Hey. Did you still want to learn how to skateboard?” he asked. “Because I’m pretty sure I’ve got my board in the backseat.”

Eddie laughed. “I’d probably die trying. I have no balance, at all.”

“That’s part of the fun of learning.”

“I dunno, Richie…”

“C’mon,” he said, hopping off his hood and retrieving the skateboard from the backseat. “I won’t let you get hurt, promise.”

Eddie sighed and jumped off the hood, walking over to Richie with a poorly hidden smile. “Fine.”

Richie showed him how to step onto the board and demonstrated how to push forward with one foot. When it was time for Eddie to step on, he stared at the board and chewed his bottom lip. Richie held out his hands. “Here,” he said. “I won’t let you fall.”

Eddie nodded and took Richie’s hands. Richie wedged his feet on either side of the wheels so the board wouldn’t move and Eddie stepped on. “Oh,” he said, “bouncy.”

“A little, yeah. Keep your left foot pointed in the direction you want to go, and the other one facing me.” Eddie adjusted his feet, and when the board moved, he tightened his grip on Richie’s hands. “It’s okay, I’ve got you. Bend your knees, it’ll help you balance better.”

Eddie bent his knees, still looking nervous. It was cute.

“Okay, I’m going to pull you forward a bit, just so you can get the feel of it moving. Sound good?” Eddie nodded, so Richie did. He wobbled a bit on the board, but managed to keep his balance.

As Eddie started to look more comfortable standing on the board, Richie talked him through how to push himself forward. Eddie did as he was told and, while still holding onto Richie, managed to push himself forward a bit. But when Richie suggested letting go, he shook his head quickly. “I don’t think I’m ready for that.”

“Trust me when I say you won’t ever feel like you’re ready,” Richie said. “Sometimes you just have to go for it even if you’re nervous.”

Eddie nodded. He let go of Richie’s hands slowly and, though he wobbled, he didn’t fall. Eddie used his right foot to slowly push himself forward before returning it to its place on the back of the board. He glided forward a foot or so, then rolled to a gradual stop.

Eddie stepped off the board and turned to Richie with a megawatt smile. “I did it!”

“You did!”

“I didn’t fall!”

“You didn’t!”

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A Million Mistakes, Ch. 6

Even showed up at Isak’s flat to pick him up for their date at 18:00 on the dot. Isak opened his door, and the breath caught in his throat. Even looked stunning. Not that he didn’t always, Isak just couldn’t seem to get used to it. He was smiling brightly, and Isak didn’t even try to hide his own smile. “Hey.”

“Hey,” Even said, leaning down to kiss him softly. “Ready to go?”

“Yeah.” He followed Even down the stairs and onto the quiet streets of the city. Since it was Tuesday, there weren’t that many people wandering around. He bit his lip nervously and, before he could overthink it, reached for Even’s hand.

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A Million Mistakes, Ch. 5

When Isak blinked his eyes open Saturday morning he immediately knew that something was off. It took about four seconds for his hazy brain to realize that there was another person in his bed. Namely, Even. His arms were wrapped around Isak’s shoulders, holding him tightly against his chest. Isak was scared to move, to wake Even, but he really fucking had to pee. 

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Isak gets invited to a pregame by Even Bech Næsheim. Which would be fine, if the guy didn't have a reputation for being a bit of an ass. It's only with Jonas' nagging and promises to accompany him that Isak agrees to go, only to find out that Even might not be who Isak thought he was. 

New multi-chapter evak fic that I’m pretty fucking stoked to share. And this time, with a concrete update schedule! 

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Hi love! I was wondering whether you would be updating your skam fic soon? I hope this doesn't sound pushy; I really really like your fic a damn lot. 💜

Halla!

I am hoping to update at my usual time tomorrow. I’m terribly sorry for missing a week! This is the last 4 weeks of my semester at uni, so all my major projects, papers, and portfolios are all piling up right now. 

I’m hoping to have this chapter end up close to 6 or 7k (in place of the usual roughly 4k) to make up for the week, as I’m taking a Greyhound home to visit family this weekend and have a good couple hours to do nothing but write.

Again, terribly sorry for the wait! I definitely wish I was staying more on top of this fic than I am, but things got a little crazy. I promise that there is no way in hell I would ever abandon it, though. I want to see it through to the end just as much as you guys do. ❤️

And definitely don’t apologize for this ask. I love knowing that people are still interested in my fics. With the way the fandom has been kind of trailing off into nothingness, I’m always worried I’m writing for no one. I like knowing there are people out there still!