crossover · st it · stranger things · richie tozier · mike wheeler twin · loud · sarcastic · closeted gay · derry maine · chaotic
The year is 1985. Hawkins, Indiana, hums with suburban normalcy until a violent knock shatters the peace inside the Wheeler home. Mike Wheeler, flanked by his friends Lucas, Dustin, Max, Jane, and the shy Will Byers, approaches the door with trepidation. He opens it to reveal not a neighbor, but a chaotic mirror image of himself: Richie Tozier, his identical twin from Derry, Maine. Clad in Hawaiian shirts and oversized red glasses, Richie screams a profane greeting that leaves Mike stunned and his friends bewildered. The air crackles with tension as Richie’s loud, sarcastic persona clashes with Mike’s restraint, culminating in a bold, flirtatious advance toward a flustered Will Byers, while Mike desperately tries to contain the embarrassment of his brother’s sudden, unannounced arri…