richie trashmouth tozier. the type of kid that could drive you to the bughouse and back but you love the guy anyway. the guy that can't go a day, even an hour without making a mom joke. some would refer to him as a ball of hyperactivity but in all honesty, that's what was so amazing about him. you'd be surprised to know, his (as he would say) 5 amigos are nothing like him, not one bit.
bill denbrough (billy), 'the stuttering kid' with the warmest heart.
stanley uris (stan the man), 'the token jew' who is always there for you with his warm, loving smile.
ben hanscom (haystack), 'the fat kid' yet kindest soul you will ever meet.
mike hanlon (mikey), the guy who only wants the best for his friends.
beverly marsh (bevvy), the only girl in the pack, that one loving mom type friend.
the one thing they have in common is that they're all bullied for one thing or another, but to them, that's what makes them special. that's what makes them the losers.
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richie loved his friends, he loved his friend group. he made an oath to himself that he would never let anybody or anything come in between him and these losers, he didn't even want a 7th member, 6 is great. right?
it was an ordinary day for richie, wake up at 7:55am, meet stanley and bill 5 minutes later. richie walked to the denbrough house just in time to be there at 8:00am on the dot, only to see stanley was already there.
"well this is a nice suprise! stan the man, here before me? it must be a special day!" richie chuckled, bowing to stanley. one thing you should maybe know about richie and stan is that they were officially dating for around a year until they decided to break it off. they were on and off a lot in the final weeks of their relationship, they don't hate eachother for it though, they are still the best of friends, they just- fell out of love? but that's in the past now, nobody talks about it and the feelings are gone... mostly.
"shove off, i'm always here before you trashmouth." stanley said whilst kicking richie's shin to make him stand up.
"i go-gotta agree, t-tr-trashmouth" bill nodded, richie gasped and crossed his arms, pretending to be hurt. the three laughed nevertheless and set off for school.
they took the usual trail to school. along the way, they met ben, mike, and beverly, who each time was greeted by richie with a bow. the losers giggled at his unneeded greeting to each one of them,
that's our richie alright!
the 6 arrived at school and went their separate ways. they would always miss attendance, but it's derry, the teachers don't care, everyone was used to it. the group agreed to meet at break and went to class, ben and bev to social studies, bill and stan to math, and richie and mike to music.
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a couple hours passed and the losers were sat to their usual table in the cafeteria, well, the losers minus bill and stan.
'weird' richie thought, 'they're always the first here.'
just as he was about to say something, bill and stan came from the hallway with.. a boy?
"who is that?" richie raised his eyebrow, visibly disgusted at the sight of a new person.
"ugghh don't be so salty tozier, he's a new kid" bev responded, in her usual perky tone
richie shook his head and turned to beverly:
"he doesn't think he can join us does he? i mean, this is our group, us six, there's SIX losers. there can't be sev-"
he was cut off by a voice
"hey guys! t-this is the n-n-new kid."
bill stuttered, nudging the boy forward.
"hi everyone, i'm eddie. i uh.. hope you don't mind me sitting with you guys" eddie rubbed the back of his neck.
"excuse me" richie pushed his chair back from the table and walked away without another word.
"what's his deal?" stanley said as he watched richie fade into the distance.
"did i- do something wrong" eddie asked
beverly smiled
"no, of course not. he's had a rough past with friends and stuff, richie's.. sensitive with new people, he will warm up to you, i promise."
eddie smiled slightly, he was about to open his mouth when he was interrupted by bill
"m-m-maybe you should g-go-go check up on h-him"
eddie nodded at the idea and left without a word.
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even though eddie had only just met richie and had never spoken a word to him, he had a sort of instinct as to where he would be hiding. eddie walked into the school bathroom in visible disgust, the thought of a school bathroom made him shudder, but he had to see if richie was okay. he walked around for a while until he saw a toilet stall with the door locked.
"richie?"
richie's head perked up to the sound of the unfamiliar voice but responded with a:
"that's me"
eddie leant against the opposite side of the door and slowly sat down,
"a-are you okay?"
"who are you?"
"oh uh- eddie"
richie sighed. ugh.
"what do you want?"
"i just wanted to say sorry. i've had a tough time with friend groups too, i get it. i'd never purposely try to intrude on a friendship group, it's just that bill and stan were the only people that actually spoke to me today, other than teachers. i truly mean it when i say i'm sorry though, i- i really do want to be friends with you, if you'd be up to it of course, i hate the thought of you being upset because of me."
richie smiled. something deep inside of him was telling him that it was okay to be friends with eddie, that he's a loser too. richie cleared his throat.
"i- uh- yeah, i'm really sorry too. i shouldn't have reacted like that, i guess i'd like to be friends with you too eds"
eddie blushed at the nickname as richie opened the door. he saw eddie sat on the floor and snickered.
"what's so funny-" eddie furrowed his eyebrows
richie smiled but said nothing, he held out his hand to help eddie up. eddie looked hesitant but took his hand and stood up with richie's help.
richie couldn't help but laugh at the height difference between him and the shorter boy: eddie, on the other hand, visibly hated it.
"don't be mad eds, i like your height"
richie ruffled eddie's hair.
"don't go there." eddie huffed as he turned to the side; richie took that as an opportunity to examine his side profile.
the soft freckles that were dotted over his cheeks and nose, his big brown eyes, his fluffy brown hair, his button nose and flustered cheeks. woah.
'he really was a beautiful kid' richie thought.
"are you done staring at me?" eddie giggled
"oh- uh- sorry"
"i'm just messing, shall we go join the others?" eddie pointed toward the door, suggesting to leave,
"sure, yeah, let's uh let's go" richie nodded.
the two boys smiled and left the toilets closer than either of them ever would've thought.
maybe it was a real thing to fall for the new kid.
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a/n: i hope you liked this little starter chapter ;) things will get more interesting in chapters to come.. this is kinda just a backstory 💞
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the new kid
Fanfictionit had always just been the 6 of them, until he came that day. richie knew everything was about to change. lowercase intended:) more info in the first chapter !!! started [jan 18, 2021] finished [?]
