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Will’s eyes sting with tears, and his nose prickles with heat. He feels like he’s burning, like he’s on fire. But Mom’s right—he doesn’t have to be afraid. She knows, and she loves him, and she’s not leaving. All that’s left is the words. And he shouldn’t be scared of words. After all he’s been through, if what takes him down is the English alphabet, then the world has a really fucked up sense of humor.
He just needs to rip off the bandaid.
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Alternatively: Five times Will Byers came out, and the one time someone came out to him.
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Long-Term Sub, or Mr. Tozier's Tips to Not Suck at Teaching by micki914
Fandoms: IT (Movies - Muschietti)
03 Jul 2025
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Richie Tozier is a closeted English and theatre teacher who has been fighting a war of attrition with burnout. Eddie Kaspbrak is a first-year math teacher who recently moved from New York City, leaving his wife and his old career as a Wall Street analyst.
After they discover they're from the same small town, though, Richie and Eddie slowly realize they have a few more things in common…
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“I didn’t tell Myra I even applied to come here. I don’t really know why, I just… I had to, you know? It felt like… it was my last chance.”
“Last chance for what?”
“I don’t even know, that’s the fucked-up part. To do something, I guess. To do anything.” He turns to Richie. “Pretty stupid, right?”
“No,” Richie murmurs. “I don’t think so.”
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Or: Richie and Eddie meet while studying abroad, featuring drinking games, bad dancing, things getting lost in translation, personalized playlists, leather jackets, photo shoots in ancient ruins, karaoke, and one (1) gay bar. -
you're my best kept secret (i'm your best kept lie) by cockyhammer
Fandoms: IT (Movies - Muschietti)
15 Jul 2023
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In which Bev gets an abortion, Richie comes out, and the Losers fight and makeup.
soon to undergo significant editing
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He slams his locker shut just in time to see Stan walking over, smug look on his face and something clutched in his left hand.
“I think I might have found the perfect thing for you,” he says. His voice is smooth and easy and his eyes read trouble. He raises his hand and holds a flyer in front of Richie’s face
Derry High School Baseball Tryouts
Week of February 25th
Please come with running clothes, a baseball mitt, running shoes, and cleats.“Oh, fuck no,” Richie says. He doesn’t even need to read the whole thing to know that this isn’t his jam. Nothing about this has is name on it and no. Fuck no. This isn’t happening.
Except it is.
Richie takes solace in his inability to play any kind of physical sport ever. He knows he’ll hate this, but he also knows he won’t make the team. Not in a million years.
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