• ✨✨✨ on pointe

summary: eddie was a freshman at boston university of the arts, majoring in dance with a concentration in ballet. he went to sleep early, woke up earlier & took nothing for granted.

he fucking hated his dorm neighbors, loud, obnoxious idiots who got drunk all the time. they didn't even know where the library on campus was. he didn't have any idea how the three of them, especially the one with curly hair, even GOT into that school.

“piano prodigy,” the tall one explained “got magic fingers”

eddie nearly punched him

& he didn't believe him, nobody on their floor believed richie tozier could have been a prodigy of anything, especially when he slept through midterms & mixed up the dates for finals. when eddie heard the gossip he was relieved, he was overjoyed. he thought they’d kick him out & he would finally get some goddamned peace and quiet on his floor - and more time to rehearse.

until, first day of class in january when his teacher walked in with an overzealous expression “class, we have a student who will be joining us this semester for an extra credit opportunity. please welcome your new rehearsal pianist, richie tozier.”

rating: explicit

• wonder violet

summary: "Right." Eddie's not sure what to think. "Well, thanks, for sticking up for me." Eddie's also not sure if he means that, but it feels like something he should say.

"Yeah, 'course," Richie replies. "You're my sister's best friend."

rating: mature

• sweet as cherry wine

summary: “Can I come in?” Eddie asks, teeth chattering.

He’s soaked to the bone, a cornflower blue polo clinging to his small shoulders. It’s the only thing he’s wearing besides a pair of khakis that are also soaked through.

Richie is suddenly very sober.

“Eds?”

or: Eddie leaves Myra and shows up at Richie's door.

rating: mature

• i bless the fucking rains

summary: "I still don't understand what happened with you two, Rich. You were playing some serious tonsil hockey - now you're lying on your bed with your mom, smoking two packs a day while your boy listens to Iggy Azalea and Toto."

"Ma," Richie whines, draws the syllables out for too long. Maggie sits up and pokes him with her shoe, leaning against his headboard. He shifts away from her foot. She follows, poking him harder.

"Richard Michael Tozier--"

or, richie is self-conscious and in love with his boy, eddie is experienced, and stan is obsessive

rating: teen and up

• ask me to stay

summary: “Your lip is all busted,” Eddie said, as though pointing out that Richie’s lips were injured would somehow make it okay that Eddie was paying attention to them. Richie’s hand came up, long fingers wrapping around Eddie’s tiny wrist, and he gently guided Eddie’s touch away.

Eddie finally wrenched his eyes away from Richie’s lips and met his best friend’s gaze. There was a softness there that he rarely got to see, not even the smallest hint of teasing or joking there. It was just Richie, just Richie looking at him and Eddie looking back. For a single moment, it was just Richie and Eddie alone in the world. Nothing to bother them, nothing to live up to.

[or: the year is 1994, and Eddie Kaspbrak is in love.]

rating: teen and up

• come a little closer

summary: Richie and Eddie are ex-friends with benefits, and Eddie is completely and totally sure that he hates Richie Tozier's guts

That is until they run into each other at a party for a college Eddie doesn't even attend.

rating: explicit

• as young lovers do

summary: After weeks of work has left Eddie in need of some stress relief, Richie has definitely not been helping in any way. At all.

So Eddie tries to give him a taste of his own medicine.

rating: explicit