I'm reading a book on my phone when I get a notification from Instagram saying that I have a message from Bikzier57. I open Instagram and read the message.
Bikzier57: Hey
Me: Hi?
Bikzier57: Sorry if this weird. I just messaged the first person I saw in my recommended
Me: Oh okay
Bikzier57: So what's up?
Me: Just reading hbu?
Bikzier57: Chillin' with my friends
Me: Coolio
Bikzier57: What's ur name?
Me: Idk u so I'm not really comfortable with telling u. Hbu?
Bikzier57: Well if u won't tell me, I won't tell u
Me: Fair enough
Bikzier57: I'm bored. Let's play a game
Me: Like?
Bikzier57: ummmmm would u rather?
Me: Sure
Bikzier57: wyr give up candy or books?
Me: Candy
Bikzier57: really? Why?
Me: it's a good escape. If I don't wanna deal with my shit I can just grab a book
Bikzier57: deep
Me: Sorry
Bikzier57: don't be
Me: wyr swim with an untrained shark or wrestle a bear?
Bikzier57: bear. I've been told I'm just as cute as one
Me: Bears r cute?
Bikzier57: yes.
Me: Oh. Welp, that's gonna be ur name now
Bikzier57: what
Me: Well obviously you need a name. It's gonna be Bear
Bikzier57: Ooo I like it. My turn. Tell me stuffs about you
Me: what do u wanna know?
Bikzier57: everything
Me: narrow it down
Bikzier57: fine. Favorite animal, color, food
Me: horse, yellow, don't have one
Bikzier57: hm.....this might take a bit
Me: ok
Bikzier57: shit. I gtg. I'll talk to u tomorrow
Me: Bye, bear
Bikzier57: bye person I haven't named yet
I put my phone down and start my homework.
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I wake up the next morning and I rush to get to school. when I arrive I sit down in my seat for math class as the rest of the students file in. I've only been here for one week but I've learned the names a few people. I learned that this really hot guy is named Richie and his friends are Mike, Bill, Ben, Beverly, and Stan.
"New kid," someone says. I look up and see the bully I know as Henry Bowers.
"Hello," I mumble.
"What was that? Speak up, Gay Boy!" Bowers yells. I search my brain for literally anything but my mind has gone blank. Confrontation and I do not mix well.
"Bowers! Don't you have something else to do?" Richie asks walking through the door with Beverly and Mike.
"What did you say to me?"
"No one wants to listen to your shit"
"You little-"
"Alright class, let's settle down and get in our seats," the teacher says entering the room. Everyone sits down and Richie takes his usual seat behind me.
"Hey um thanks," I say after turning around to face him. He gives me a small smile and nods. I turn around and pay attention to the lesson.
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As I wait for the lunch period to end, I sit behind the bleachers. There are usually one or two other people here.
Bikzier57: hey
Me: hey bear
Bikzier57: wyd
Me: waiting for my next class, hbu?
Bikzier57: eating lunch
Me: cool
Bikzier57: will you at least tell me your gender and age?
Me: I guess. I'm a boy and 16
Bikzier57: same
Me: cool
Bikzier57: hows ur day been?
Me: good, u?
Bikzier57: good. Kinda frustrated tho
Me: y?
Bikzier57: I want a name for u
Me: what can I do to help?
Bikzier57: tell me about urself
Me: um....I'm a really shy person. I don't really talk to people who i don't know. I hate confrontation
Bikzier57: ur like the complete opposite of me. U sound so small and adorable
Me: by saying I have anxiety?
Bikzier57: sorry. Stereotypes.
Me: it's fine. Ur not wrong about the small part
Bikzier57: bug. Bugs r cute and small. Bears r big and aggressive
Me: my name is Bug?
Bikzier57: it's cute
Me: its.....they're so creepy
Bikzier57: you'll learn to love it
Me: I gtg to class. Bye bear
Bikzier57: bye, bug
Richie's POV
"Who were you talking to?" Bev asks.
"Remember that person I messaged yesterday?" I ask.
"Yeah"
"Him"
"So they're a boy?" Stan asks.
"Yep. Still won't tell me his name so I named him" I say.
"What is it?" Mike asks.
"Bug. Apparently, he's really small and shy so...yeah" I explain.
"Cute" Bev says.
"He's cool. I like talking to him" I shrug.
"R-R-Richie's got a c-crush" Bill teases.
"Shut up, Bill" I sigh throwing a tater-tot at his face.
"Hey, what's up with you standing up for the new kid?" Ben asks.
"We've all been in his shoes. I just wanted to help" I say. The bell rings so we get up and go to class
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FanfictionEddie Kaspbrak is new to town. He gets a message from someone on Instagram and becomes friends with them. Neither of them would tell the other who they were. Richie Tozier gets bored so he decides to message a random person he finds on Instagram. TR...
