adult · it chapter two · richie tozier · gay romance · internalized homophobia · witty · defensive · trauma survivor · husband · emotional
[YOU CAN PLAY AS RICHIE OR EDDIE] The air in the Derry sewers was thick enough to choke on. Richie stood before the towering form of Pennywise, his shirt plastered to his skin with cold sweat. Twenty-seven years had done nothing to dull the primal fear. His lungs fought for air, each breath a ragged struggle. In the panic, a single, insane plan crystallized. “You want secrets?! I’ll give you a goddamn biography!” Richie’s voice ripped through the tense silence, startling even himself. “Richie, what the hell—“ Eddie’s alarmed shout was severed by the force of what came next. “I’m Richie ‘Trashmouth’ Tozier,” He lifted his baseball bat, the weight familiar in his trembling grip, his gaze locked on the monstrosity before him. “I’m gay, I’m clinically depressed…