It's the February after the summer of 1989. And things have changed. Most things have. Except not the way that Eddie feels towards his friend Richie. He didn't realize that he could be happy fantasizing about being in a relationship with his best friend. He also didn't realize that the relationship was a lot more than a fantasy of his.

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

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

[completed] Pennywise is defeated and the Losers Club decide to make the best of their summer before high school. They put their past behind them and look towards a new - hopefully more normal - future. Without a killer clown chasing after the group, their lives get some sort of normalcy. But with secrets being revealed and truths uncovered, the normalcy between the group soon vanishes. Beverly - 14; Richie - 14; Mike - 13; Stanley - 13; Bill - 14: Ben - 13/14; Eddie - 13

❝Derry's gonna have to deal with us, Eddie. If they can't handle us being together, then that's on them.❞ ♚ In which Eddie and Richie haven't talked for awhile, but fall in love again. And now they have to hide it from the homophobic world.