Summer of '93 - Stozier

7

⚠️TW: HOMOPHOBIC SLURS

So, turns out Eddie was wrong. Stans date went fine- better than fine. It went great. Stan took Patricia to a small diner in town, nothing much for a first date but he didn't wanna do anything too big. He was nervous for most of it, but they talked, ate, laughed, and he walked her home. Patty kissed Stan before she went inside her house and Stan was left stunned to say the least, And even though he was seventeen, it was only his second kiss ever. So yeah, His date went great! They were dating! Take that Eddie!

Richie was devastated when he found out, though he put on the best smile he could muster and congratulated Stanley.

Its been a week and Richie still wants to cry every time Stan so much as mentions his girlfriend. Richie doesn't stay long when Shes around. It hurts, but its not as if he can do anything about it. Perks of being a gay seventeen year old boy in Derry in the year 1994.

"You okay, Rich?" Beverly asks, pulling Richie out of his thoughts.

The losers were hanging around close to where they had built the club house, sitting on the grass while Richies radio played music in the background. Bev, Eddie, Ben, Richie, and Bill were already here. They were waiting on Stan and Mike.

"Kinda," Richie looks up at her. "Guess im just a bit depressed since Mrs K and I broke up." He snorts.

Eddie elbows him in the side, pulling a yelp from him. "Shut up, idiot." He chuckles.

"Hey guys!" Mike waves, running over to them and sitting on the grass next to ben, who was weaving a flower crown out of daisies.

"Hey Mike!" Ben smiles.

"Sup Mikey!" Bev nods.

"Howdy, Micycle!" Richie grins.

"Whats up?" Mike asks them.

"Nuh-noth-thing really." Bill replies as Ben places a flower crown onto his head.

Bill chuckles and readjusts the crown to sit properly on his head. "Wuh-we've just been tuh-talking, waiting for y-you and St-Stan."

"Stan said he's bringing his girlfriend, by the way." Ben informs them, looking down as he begins to weave a flower crown for Mike.

Eddie rolls his eyes and subconsciously moves closer to Richie, who was trying not to make a noise of annoyance.

"Hey guys!" Stan smiles, his arm around Patricias waist as they walked towards the group.

"Speak of the fucking devil." Eddie mutters, rolling his eyes again.

"Stanley," Richie greets, nodding. "Missus Stanley."

Patricia smiles at him, Richie mustering up the strength to smile back.

Stan sits down on the grass in between Mike and Bev.

Eddie turns his head sort of behind him and makes a sort of gagging noise that only Richie could hear when Patricia sits on Stans lap.

Richie laughs a little, the knot of sadness in his chest tightening.

"Nice crown." Patty giggles, pointing to Bills flower crown.

"Th-thanks," Bill smiles, re adjusting the crown again. "Ben made it."

"Its cute." She smiles back, twirling a piece of her long blonde hair around her finger.

Ben placed a crown on Mikes head, readjusting his own before getting to work on another.

He had already made one for Eddie, Bill, Bev, Mike, Richie and himself.