richie worked his ass off at the pharmacy. nothing ever happened, until a boy came barreling into richies life, asthma and all. he happened to faint in isle 5 as richie was closing for the day. 𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. tw/ slurs, homophobia

Richie's been struggling with his sexuality for years, unsure of what everyone would think of him when they found out his secret. After defeating Pennywise with the other losers, he's clueless as to where his life is leading him. Little does Richie know, Eddie is going through a very similar situation.