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Uploaded my very first video essay!!!! Kingheads & ppl who need something to watch while Eating check it out. I am so scared

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I think about that bit about the losers being too fond of Richie to tell him his voices suck every single day of my life.

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they dont know that pennywise is actually a pregnant alien spider. they dont know that mike hanlon is the beating heart of the narrative. they dont know about bev’s first date. they don’t know about eddie kaspbrak’s gucci loafers. they don’t know about the teenage werewolf. they don’t know will hanlon. they don’t know aloysius nell. they don’t know kay mccall. they dont know that mike plays the trombone. they don’t know about the turtle. they don’t even know about “STEVEN SPIELBERG EAT YOUR HEART OUT!”

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why is welcome to derry not a mike hanlon centric anthology series where all the stories are historical events and the wraparound is him with his tape recorder or rifling through a filing cabinet trying to piece the facts together!! at the centre of this show is a setting with a canonically fraught history and there are several examples of horrific things that have happening at 27 year intervals laid out for you in the book by stephen king himself and yet you just opt for more kids on bikes in the 60s … andy muschietti GIVE IT UPPP

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as someone who wrote an 11-page academic paper on It… I fear that Andy Muschietti does not understand the book he keeps making movies of

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Uploaded my very first video essay!!!! Kingheads & ppl who need something to watch while Eating check it out. I am so scared

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Hello everyone!!! As you probably know, our Valentines event was the first ever event the library has held, and we were ecstatic at the amount of participation! So many lovely creators came together to make beautiful works!

Below you can find links to all of the submissions from our lovely participants! Please make sure to show them some love! 

Motion Sickness by tozierlvr (@tozierlvr)

And accompanying art by @striderepiphany here!

It was utterly pathetic to still be in love with your college boyfriend after five years. Unsurprisingly, this was the situation Richie Tozier found himself face to face with on Valentine's Day 2007.

In collaboration with & art by missydogblog (striderepiphany on tumblr)

Prompt: exes to lovers

Killer Clowns from Outer Space! by searcher_of_amroth (@spagedster)

And accompanying art by @bikebian here!

Chance leads librarian Mike Hanlon and author Bill Denbrough to a circus tent in the Barrens. What they find inside is, in fact, carnival-themed, but it's also from space. And it wants to kill them.

Inspired heavily by the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space Written for itficlibrary's valentines event with the prompt: Bill/Mike | Comedy | Accidental Kiss

I Give My Heart by ithoughtghostsjustfloatedaway (@ithoughtghostsjustfloatedaway)

And accompanying art by heartons!

With additional accompanying art by coloringthebanner!

That’s right, folks. Edith Francis Kaspbrak was now Edith Francis Tozier-Kaspbrak. And that was something she was sure she wouldn’t get over until the day she died. (And probably after that.)

A FemReddie Honeymoon Drabble.

Open, blink, shatter by moichi and nonbinary (@clownbrainrot and @oshaskell)

"Richie," Eddie pants. "How many more times?"

Three doors stand in front of them. The tunnel's shaking.

What’s your choice?

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Or, in the depths of Derry during their confrontation against It, Richie and Eddie arrive at three doors. Again, and again, and again.

maybe i’ll never treat you right by himsical_hoe and thewayilovetheocean (@himsey and @derrypubliclibrary)

"Ever since she was young, Beverly has had a… strained relationship with soulmates. The whole point of them. ...Of course, she has her mark too. An envelope, sealed with a heart, right on her collarbone. She knows that, logically, according to anyone ever, there’s going to be someone that shares that. She knows that that “Someone” is going to be the “Someone” that she’s supposed to fall in love with."

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"Ben has always loved the idea of soulmates. As far back as he can remember, he’d been fascinated at the thought of it – that someone somewhere out there was destined to love him, so fiercely and unconditionally that they’d see him one day and just know. Know that he was the One. ... Then he meets a girl named Beverly, and thinks, maybe."

or- our fic for the itficlibrary valentines event!!! our prompt was benverly & soulmates & highschool au !!

like you a latte by trashmouthuris and tree_chime (@billcarden and @tree-chime)

it's almost valentine's day, and richie is dead set on getting the cute regular at the coffee shop to be his valentine.

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For the It Fic Library's Valentines Collab 2025.

Prompt: Reddie / fluff / coffee shop

Shock me with your electric feel by soultragedy (@soultragedy)

And accompanying art by @maridle!  

Eddie Kaspbrak has always had two great loves: robotics and Richie Tozier. With a 3.7 GPA, Eddie is determined to get into MIT’s competitive robotics program, but when his guidance counselor suggests it might not be enough, his world starts to crumble.

Blue Cardinals by Asexual_Asshat and tallula03 (@asexualasshat and @alicetallula)

And accompanying art by @alicetallula here!

As the new girl at school, Patty knew her prom probably wouldn't be anything special. She had no idea it would this completely terrible.

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“Are you okay?” A man’s voice came from the gym door, around ten feet from her. Her breath hitched and she jumped. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you.”

Created for the It Fic Library Valentines 2025 Event

allergy season by fredastaire (@it2017)

And accompanying art by clownmovieyaoi here!

A fifteen-year-old Richie Tozier receives his first valentine; a bouquet of flowers, signed his secret admirer. He's ecstatic, overjoyed, happier than a three-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.

There's just one issue.

He's really, really allergic to pollen.

Thank you so much to everyone who participated!!!

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my dealer: this strain is called "eddie kaspbrak playlist" it'll get you fuckedupppppp

me: whatever man. i dont feel shit

5 minutes later: dude i swear i am all the people who i've been since i was 12 and yet i'm still not myself and i don't know if i will ever be or if i've run out of time. maybe i've been running out of time since i was born. the clock was ticking this whole time. i get it now. it's too late.

my buddy kate bush, running up that hill: id make a deal with god and id get him to swap our places

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“Eddie—it was weird but true—had grown up to look quite a little bit like Anthony Perkins,” is perhaps the most important thing Stephen King has ever written.

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my artwork for @spagedster’s fic for @itficlibrary’s valentines event!!!

our genre was comedy / accidental kiss but i decided to just make a cover inspired by the fic i had lots of fun!!!

please read it -> https://archiveofourown.org/collections/itficlibraryvalentinescollab2025/works/63285055

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/63285055

Posted a fic yesterday for @itficlibrary's IT valentine's day event -- come for the IT fanfic, stay for the Killer Klowns from Outer Space fanfic hidden inside

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365 Day Challenge | Favorite Characters | 12. Eddie Kaspbrak | It "This kills monsters if you believe it does. If you believe it does."

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IT by Stephen King — The First Interlude

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It Fic Library Valentines 2025

Hi guys!!! Welcome to the It Fic Library Valentines Event for 2025!!! 

What is the It Fic Library Valentines 2025 event?

You will be matched up with another participant so that you two can create a collaborative work (i.e., a fic, a piece of art, or a fic and an accompanying piece of art), babsed on the prompt that you two are given -- all with the overarching theme of Valentine’s Day! 

How will this work? 

You’ll fill out the google form, including your preferences for ship and genre, among other things!

We will assign you a buddy to collaborate with!

You will also be assigned a prompt, consisting of the ship, genre and scenario!

You and your buddy will then create a collaborative piece from this prompt!

If, by chance, you and your buddy don't like your prompt, you can request a different randomised one by messaging us!

Important Dates:

Signup: 18/01-30/01 

Prompt / buddy assignments: 01/02

Quick check-in: 07/02 

Posting period: 14/02-28/02

Requests for a different randomised prompt will be open until 08/02! 

Criteria: 

Fics should be at least 1,000 words or more. If chaptered, or unfinished by the time the posting period ends, at least 1,000 words should be posted. 

Art pieces should be clean and completed.

Please post your fic

Please post your fic/art on AO3 and submit them to the collection that will be made!!

Please rate appropriately, and make sure to include all appropriate tags!

Fill out the form below and we will message you with your buddy’s contact information and your prompt as soon as possible! We will also include a quick little guide to help you and your buddy figure out how to organise for success!

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This week's fic rec theme is 2024!

The following are recs for some of your + our favourite fics to come out within the last year (with a bonus bingo board at the end)! Thanks so much to anyone who sent in their faves!

For fans of soulmate aus & richie tozier’s crippling self-loathing, try:

• Three weddings (and my funeral) by witchietozier (@witchiewitchie)

(23k words + ongoing)

This is a soulmate au (although it very much feels like its own thing), wherein Richie and Eddie are set up to pretend to be soulmates for stanpat’s wedding. Featuring unique & bubbly prose, several awkward situations and musings on a delightfully pathetic Richie’s psyche.

For fans of kid fic & family feels, try:

• It’s a cruel summer with you by eddiekaspbrakirlsblog (@eddiekaspbrakirlsblog)

(21k words)

A series of seven short fics centered on the toziers having a beach house and eddie spending summers with them there, following reddie from age 4 to adulthood. This dedicates a lot of time to characterising Maggie & Went Tozier (as good parents!) and is packed with fluffy childhood innocence & found family themes.

For fans of fix-its & tenderness:

• Hold on and hope we’ll find our way back in the end by rcdwings 

(27k words)

A good old fashioned rewrite & fix-it of IT 2019, through Eddie’s eyes and then Richie’s. Featuring all the missing scenes & extra character beats you could want from the movie, a very sweet Maggie Tozier portrayal and a pretty, elegant writing style.

For fans of teen fic & pining, try:

• Well, that’ll be the day, when you say goodbye by thewayilovetheocean (@derrypubliclibrary)

(4k words)

A look at Richie’s in-full-bloom feelings for Eddie and all the angst surrounding that, set before he leaves Derry around 1991. Featuring plenty of internalised homophobia, classic teenreddie banter and a gently hopeful ending.

For fans of lucky 7 ensemble pieces & balls to the wall fun:

• If love is the answer, you’re home by kissbrak and richiebeepbeep (@toziers)

(55k words)

A fic based on Tag (2018), wherein the losers play an annual game of tag and fall in love along the way. It switches focus around all of the losers, gives so much depth & complexity to every single relationship and is all round a deranged & extremely fun romp!

For fans of t4t reddie & awkward meet-cutes, try:

• Switch-hitters by sheepknitssweater 

(16k words)

This follows a t4t reddie who meet via softball to the face, and the rest is history. This fic’s style is snappy and lively, its characterisation (especially of Richie) is uber charming, and it deals insightfully with its themes of internalised transphobia and identity.

For fans of funny meet-cutes & haters of sonia kaspbrak, try:

• Come for aunt Brenda’s green beans, stay for the drama by asexual_asshat (@asexualasshat)

(5k words)

Richie meets Eddie on Tinder and they conspire to ruin the Kaspbrak family thanksgiving (to piss off mrs k of course). Featuring these two being absolutely crazy about each other, plenty of hijinks & comedy and eventual smut.

For fans of college fic & heavy angst, try:

• Go on and on and on until by tozierlvr (@tozierlvr)

(160k words)

A series wherein Richie and Eddie (unknowingly) reunite at college after the events of IT chapter one, documenting their entire relationship from start to…uh…end. It’s got super realistic 2nd puberty, eventual gut-wrenching angst, and stays ‘canon compliant’ while adding the most unique tweaks.

For fans of pining & domesticity, try:

• Don’t want to let you go (‘til you see the light) by nonbinary (@oshaskell)

(6k words)

This oneshot sees reddie in a roommates scenario, wherein Richie is working up the nerve to finally ask Eddie out. reddie’s weird little dynamic in this is natural and endearing (Eddie bites Richie at one point), there are cute flashbacks via old videos, and overall this is an extra warm and cozy read.

For fans of soft, happy endings & richie tozier’s wooing attempts, try:

• Take a right at the light by moichi (@clownbrainrot)

(6k words)

This follows Richie on an odyssey to shoot his shot with Eddie, and the mounting obstacles he faces on the way. It’s got bevchie best friendship, a sweet ending and is extra generous with its low-stakes-high-comedy Richie suffering.

For fans of short-but-sweet fics in a corporate setting, try:

pour myself a cup of ambition by searcher_of_amroth (@spagedster)

(8k words)

Richie and Eddie meet by chance because they both have been mandated to see a HR counsellor at their workplace. Featuring oh-god-he’s-cute on both sides, with alternate points of views (a personal favourite!), and plenty of cute moments as they both try to woo the other!

For fans of time loops and happy endings, try: 

again, again, again by watchoutforthefanfics (@watchoutforthefanfics)

(12k words)

Richie gets stuck in a time loop and has to save both Eddie and Stan. It goes about as well as you think it would! Features emotionally constipated Richie Tozier (as he should be), angst (as there should be), and healing (as there should be). 

For fans of fics set during the 27 years in between and bittersweet endings, try:

familiar by fredastaire (@it2017)

(23k words)

During the 27 years, Eddie returns to Derry once: for his mother’s funeral. Mike is there to help him through it. I love this fic so much! This fic contains Kasplon relationship dynamics, Remembering Your Childhood, and Dealing With Your Emotions About Your Mother. 

For fans of Reddie bickering and Benverly, try:

double date by beefcakebeetle 

(17k words)

Richie, Eddie, and Ben come to Chicago to help Beverly move her stuff out of Tom’s house. Then, Ben and Bev trick Richie and Eddie into going on a double date! Featuring a lot of cute dynamics between these four, and alternating points of view! 

For fans of communication and character studies, try:

remembering you by loelight 

(13k words)

Richie and Eddie have a long conversation. Set post Chapter 2. A really cute, fluffy fic! Featuring The Kissing Bridge(™), very little emotional constipation, and a happy ending.

For fans of the Awkward Teenager Drama and slice of life genres, try:

crosseyed & painless by bellbawttoms (@gaylittlerichie)

(58k words)

Eddie gets a girlfriend and Richie loses his absolute mind. Featuring the Authentic Pathetic Teenager Experience, You Guys Just Wouldn’t Get It, Nobody Understands Me, a slice of life in the 80’s in every chapter, and self discovery. 

For fans of character studies and introspection-heavy fics, try:

Octopus’ garden by searcher_of_amroth (@spagedster)

(16k words)

Character study fic with a focus on mental health set post Chapter 2 events. Featuring a chapter for each loser (two for stan!), and a whole lot of resolutions and tying up loose ends.

For fans of coming of age fics with plenty of slowburn, try:

that teenage feeling! by fredastaire (@it2017) 

(50k words)

Explores Eddie coming to terms with identifying as a trans woman. Set during the 27 years, and features plenty of miscommunication, introspection, and character and relationship analysis, as well as Richie Tozier as a narrator(™).

For fans of character-accurate communication and post-canon fics, try: 

Dance slow decades by xosmia 

(16k words)

Eddie shows up in Los Angeles in the middle of the night without any warning. Richie and Eddie have a couple of long conversations and reconcile their relationship, both platonic and not.

For fans of fix-it fics, try: 

a murmur beneath my skin by mikripetra 

(26k words) 

Richie and Eddie bump into each other randomly at a grocery store in their thirties. It triggers a butterfly effect that neither of them could have seen coming. Featuring character studies, hurt/comfort, and psychological horror. 

Here’s a bingo board for you to cross off, with bonus spaces to find more! Check out these resources to help you leave some comments along the way!

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listen I will ALWAYS love eddie kaspbrak because I have embodied his cringefail energy all my life without knowing it. Like ideally I would be living my best hashtag teenage girl life right now, but instead I am a transgender man with hypochondria sitting on my couch intermittently worrying about vaccines and my succession watchthrough. when I go outside I will be asked if I am okay no matter what because I look like a drowned rat. with anxiety.