• On the earth, on sidewalks - morian

Chapters: 11/11 Fandom: IT (Movies - Muschietti), IT - Stephen King Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Characters: Eddie Kaspbrak, Richie Tozier, Mike Hanlon, Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Ben Hanscom Additional Tags: Eddie Kaspbrak Lives, Post-IT Chapter Two (2019), Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Pining, middle aged men backpacking, can you still call it a gap year if you're 40 years old?, Kind of a road trip fic, the rituals aren't even intricate, these guys are just dumb as hell, Recreational Drug Use, Substance Abuse Summary:

“I can’t go to Europe,” Mike says, like ripping off a bandaid.

Richie momentarily considers dropping his phone in the tub to kill it, and then he remembers that it is 2017 and phones are like, waterproof now. Steve Jobs might be dead, but Richie curses him regardless. “What the fuck, man?” he says, a little too high pitched. “Is it you Bill is divorcing? Are you his lawyer? How are these two related in any way? You can’t just—” “Bill needs me, Richie.” Mike’s voice is gentle but firm, like that makes any sense. “Dude, what am I going to do for 3 months? I’ve got no gigs coming up, no media appearances. Everything's on hold.” A pause. Then Mike says, “What are you talking about, man? Eddie is still going.”

OR Richie and Eddie try to collectively figure out their shit. In Europe! https://archiveofourown.org/works/23382040

• castles - pebblysand

Chapters: 24/24 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Mature Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley Characters: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Original Female Character(s), Kingsley Shacklebolt, Original Male Character(s), Gawain Robards, James Sirius Potter, Lily Luna Potter Additional Tags: Angst, Shippy Gen, Minor Harry Potter/Original Female Character(s), Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Canon Compliant, Post-War, POV Harry Potter, Wizarding Politics (Harry Potter), Adulting, Friendship, Non-Linear Narrative, Auror Harry Potter, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Character Study, Trauma, Survivor Guilt, Grief/Mourning, Post-War Recovery, Healing, Complex relationships, Emotional Baggage, Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Political Intrigue, Family Dynamics, rebuilding after the war, domestic life, Ministry of Magic (Harry Potter), What All Was Well Really Means, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Mental Health Issues, Sexual Violence, Past Rape/Non-con, Rape Recovery, Death, Additional Warnings In Author's Note, this is a long journey but it ends in an okay place i promise Summary:

To him, the spring of '98 is about sex and funerals. --- (Or: the big, bold, rocky, and epic post-war story.) https://archiveofourown.org/works/26500321

• Absurdism by isto4u, Hopeless80sromantic, KareliasKiss

Chapters: 38/38 Fandom: Heartstopper (Webcomic), Heartstopper (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: David Nelson/Oliver “Olly” Spring, Nicholas "Nick" Nelson/Charles "Charlie" Spring, Michael Holden/Victoria "Tori" Spring Characters: David Nelson (Heartstopper), Oliver "Olly" Spring Additional Tags: Aged-Up Character(s), Oral Sex, Tongue Piercings, Anal Sex, Enthusiastic Consent, Smut, safe sex, Condoms, Lube from Tesco, Forbidden Love, Age Difference, Face-Fucking, Praise Kink, Light Dom/sub, Rimming, Recreational Drug Use, Light BDSM, Edging, Orgasm Control, Spanking, Impact Play, Olly has sex with other people, Angst, Fluff, Romance, Friends With Benefits, alcohol consumption, Overstimulation, Homophobic Language, biphobic language, Sex Toys, Tattoos, punishment kink, Bratting, Light Bondage, Rope Bondage, Massive Saps, Jack Barton if you see this we're not even sorry this is the story you deserve, Rough Sex, Degradation Kink, Sappy, Like, Properly Sappy Ending, Olly and David are in a sexual relationship, Olly IS A GROWN MAN, Secret Relationship, Nick and Charlie are in the background but will come into the fic more as things develop, Vaginal Sex, Threesome - F/F/M, Threesome - M/M/M, Foursome - F/F/M/M Series: Part 1 of Absurdism Series Summary:

Tattooed, tongue-pierced, bisexual, twenty-year-old Olly finds himself under a mid thirties, dominant, gruff, corporate sell-out David after Nick and Charlie’s wedding. A forbidden romance ensues. https://archiveofourown.org/works/47234545

• When We Weren't Us - stitchy

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: IT (Movies - Muschietti) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Bill Denbrough & Richie Tozier, Beverly Marsh & Richie Tozier, Richie Tozier & Stanley Uris Characters: The Losers Club (IT) Additional Tags: Fix-It, Metafiction, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Getting Together, Phone Calls, Road Trip, Friendship, Fluff, Humor, Falling In Love, POV Richie Tozier Series: Part 1 of Ordinary People Summary:

“Don’t you think it’s fucked up for Bill to imply that like, you guys had lifelong boners for each other?” asks Richie. Bev scoffs. “Look, I haven’t read it yet. It's not like I’m thrilled that Bill wrote a book where thinly veiled versions of us make out when we didn’t, but who is it hurting?” - A story in which the film events are the canon of Bill's book, and reality is much more mundane. And Richie is definitely not still crushing on Eddie after thirty years, what the hell, Bill. https://archiveofourown.org/works/21471505