"tell me how good it feels to be needed" read to find out what happens ✨

Richie was the new kid. Escaping the past, trying to start a new life. Meeting this boy named Eddie. Everything changes. For the first time ever, Richie wasn't scared. But that can't last forever.

The world is a dark place, Eddie. Without you it's even darker.

"If Eddie had a choice he would've never left Derry. He would've never left Richie."

Eddie Kaspbrak and Richie Tozier are best friends, though everyone knows they have something special. Eddie tries to ignore his feelings for Richie, he tells himself that he doesn't like his tall tough best friend, but feelings don't just go away. When Richie starts drifting off and starts hanging out less with his friends, Eddie suspects something is going on. There's trouble at home for Richie, he hasn't told anyone what happens though, not even Eddie. Eddie tries to figure out why his best friend is acting up, in the process of doing so, he learns that Richie isn't as tough as he seems. Everyone has a weak spot. Everyone breaks at some point. (Pennywise never came to Derry.) (The losers never separated or moved away.) (NOTE: This fanfic contains strong language. Also, their teens in this, if anyone was wondering or curious)

richie is in love with eddie. what a surprise. the losers club have (finally) finished another school year and they just want to spend a great summer together. // "i just wish this was another fucking normal summer" "yeah eds, but if it was we wouldn't have..." "shut the fuck up, trashmouth." // oh well, who would have thought that a demonic killer clown was waiting for them in the sewers of derry, hungry to feed itself with their delicious fears. // "i know your secret, your dirty little-" "what? that i'm gay? damn, it was extremely obvious since the first time I saw him, pennywhore. check your gaydar next time. jeez." //

(This was my very first story so I can acknowledge that there are some really cringy parts-aka I will be rewriting/revising very soon!) Asher King's life has revolved around putting up an involuntary mask to hide his true self. With successful parents boasting about his 'pretend' success, Asher feels as though the life he is living was never his to begin with, and a home of happiness is far out of reach. While the luxurious life is envied by most, Asher is only followed by social anxiety and suffocation in a life he doesn't want. The only place where he feels like he can genuinely escape is the little flower shop down the street, where he doesn't expect to find the school's star football player. Leo Gaines is Greenville's golden boy who is destined for success in the NFL. One would think that Leo would do anything to keep a squeaky clean reputation, but Leo would do anything to live a life for himself. Everyone seems to love the confidence he oozes but the subtle respect he always values. However, one thing doesn't fit the agenda: he is still coming to terms with his bisexuality. After multiple encounters with the mysterious boy from the flower shop he works at, Leo soon realizes that he can't help falling for the flower boy. Can Leo find the relationship of his dreams while trying to find a future in a world that exudes masculinity? Will Asher finally find authenticity that will break him free from the marionette puppet he is staged to play? Find out in "Flowers for Football."