//The fear of love// "Please don't do this. I love you." "Quit saying that!" "Why!?" "Because look at me Eddie! No one could ever love this." ~ Richie's thoughts will be in italics. *Warning* This story contains topics of sexual assault, alcohol abuse, physical abuse, mature language, homophobia, and depression. I will have some trigger warnings in the top of the chapters, but its annoying to have to put one every single time as it spoils the story.

Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" can do more than make your ears bleed, it can bring people together, but mostly makes your ears bleed. started 10.24.19 completed 12.17.19 .+*Rankings *+. #5 in Reddie

Bill was a lonely kid his parents couldn't bother parenting him He had become not their son but a distant memory. Bill wouldn't wish a pain like that on his worst enemy, but he finds it in his new best friend. Richie Tozier was forgotten, his parents didn't care if he was home five days a week or gone. Bill's oblivious to his new best friends 'more than friends' feelings for him. .+*Rankings *+. #23in Bichie

Eddie Kaspbrak is the finest of Derry High. Straight A student and the perfect example to everyone of the ideal person to be. Eddie has his whole life planned ahead of him. Specific moves that are intricately structured with the perfect opportunities to lead him to the top. Eddie is the fucking poster boy of perfection. But unfortunately, nobody is perfect. And when a certain someone threatens the spot on top that Eddie has reserved for himself, the ugly side of him unleashes, and things get... messy. Let's just say that Eddie Kaspbrak would do anything for his reputation. And that includes befriending a complete moron, despite it's challenges. And it's challenges... are a fucking lot. But he's willing to get his hands dirty for the deed. As they all say, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Or, alternatively: Eddie Kaspbrak is a know it all, and believes he has battled heroically through all the high school classes he needs to ace in order to succeed in life and to know what he's doing all throughout. And he does know what he's doing, for the most part, up until Richie Tozier comes along, and fucks everything up. Eddie has to soon realize that life isn't just dots and dashes and letters and numbers. People are people, and life is bigger than he's ever known before. Now, if there's one class Eddie hasn't taken that he desperately needs a lesson in, it's Ethics 101. hopefully this sounds interesting, welcome to Ethics 101 amazing ass cover art by @ missoreginality on Instagram, arranged and designed by me