Richie always thought love was pointless. His main goal in life was to find out what his streak meant. Each person was born with a streak of color in their hair. The streak would determine your talent. Richie's life revolved around his streak. Well, until he met Eddie Kaspbrak in first grade. He loved hanging out with Eddie. He was smart, funny, and his smile was breathtaking. Richie started noticing Eddie's features in 5th grade. He didn't know why he felt what he felt but he knew that his feeling was real but also wrong. His town hated different. Different meant bad. Richie began to struggle with his inner demons telling him he was a worthless f*g who didn't deserve to live. When Richies and his fellow losers go off to high school to discover their talent Richies heart aches for one person. The one person he can't have. He hates this feeling, desperate to push it away. So desperate he is willing to do the unthinkable.