Eddie Kaspbrak is afraid of being sick; Richie Tozier is afraid of giving his parents and the bullies another thing to beat him for. But if it feels so good, can it really be bad? ▼ Warnings: - Homophobic, sexist, and racist slurs (primarily homophobic; racist slurs are bleeped or implied) - Internalized homophobia - Homophobia, sexism, racism, antisemitism, ableism, fat-shaming, and similar themes - Descriptions of violence - Descriptions of injuries - Descriptions of anxiety, PTSD, depression, and similar themes - Mention of sexual abuse - Drug abuse/forced drug consumption - Neglectful/abusive parents - Underage (16-17) ▼ Started: 10-2-19 Finished:

In which Richie Tozier dreams about a boy named Eddie every night, though they've never met. What will happen when they do? ⚠️warnings at the beginning of each chapter⚠️

"Richie Tozier's masochism is Christian, and he is not, and those two facts are unquestionably concomitant." In which Richie can sense danger before it happens, Eddie is telekinetic, and they live in a secret boarding school with other kids like them. ~~ cover art by Elizabeth Wang TWs in introduction

[complete] Richie and Eddie swap mixtapes in the school library, with neither knowing that the other is who they're swapping with.

The year is nineteen ninety three. Eddie is popular, kind, loved, and very pretty. Richie is nerdy, loud, funny, and very awkward. But these boys do have one thing in common. Skateboarding. Well, maybe two things in common. In which Richie has been smitten since freshmen year, but Eddie's never glanced his way. Highest Rank: #16 in Reddie #6 in IT #1 in richiexeddie (Includes homophobic slurs, alcohol, drug use, thoughts of suicide, self harm, anorexia, mental illness, abuse)

In which Eddie leaves Derry for the summer to stay with his aunt. Then he meets Richie.

Worlds divided... What would happen if they collided?

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝟑𝟎𝟕. 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭. * 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 - 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

[Complete] Richie gets a guitar and it drives Eddie crazy, until Eddie catches Richie singing a song that seems to profess his love for one of his best friends. Angst for DAYS. Rated Mature for sexual content. Aged up characters.

"There's not much of a reason for me to stay here. Besides the fact that you're here, Eds."