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1. You're Braver Than You Think by the_cheshire_rat

   Fandoms: IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Multi
   • Complete Work

   26 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier
   • Ben Hanscom/Beverly Marsh
   • Bill Denbrough & Mike Hanlon & Ben Hanscom & Eddie Kaspbrak & Beverly Marsh & Richie Tozier & Stanley Uris
   • Bill Denbrough & Mike Hanlon
   • Bill Denbrough & Richie Tozier
   • Mike Hanlon & Richie Tozier
   • Richie Tozier & Stanley Uris
   • Beverly Marsh & Richie Tozier
   • Bill Denbrough & Ben Hanscom
   • Ben Hanscom & Richie Tozier
   • Beverly Marsh & Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Mike Hanlon & Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Bill Denbrough & Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Mike Hanlon & Ben Hanscom
   • Ben Hanscom & Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Bill Denbrough & Stanley Uris
   • Richie Tozier
   • Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Mike Hanlon
   • Ben Hanscom
   • Beverly Marsh
   • Bill Denbrough
   • Myra Kaspbrak
   • Stanley Uris
   • Eddie Kaspbrak Lives
   • (Stan does not)
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Richie Tozier Loves Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Eddie Kaspbrak Loves Richie Tozier
   • Slow Burn
   • Eddie Kaspbrak Has Anxiety
   • Richie Tozier Has ADHD
   • who even knows what Mike's sexuality is (least of all Mike)
   • The Losers Club Are Good Friends (IT)
   • The Losers Club Deserve Happiness (IT)
   • The Losers Club Love Each Other (IT)
   • Adult Losers Club (IT)
   • Series
   • Marriage
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Divorce
   • Reddie
   • Hanbrough (if you want it to be)
   • arguably some stozier and stanlon as well
   • last in a series
   • I've already written all of this but I'm posting it periodically as I edit
   • Post-Canon

   Summary

   The Losers managed to get Eddie out alive, but they're not out of the woods yet. Between hospital woes and the very reasonable questions coming from everyone's spouses, they have a lot to figure out. At the same time, it begins to set in that while they could save Eddie, they can't go back and save Stan.

   Together, the Losers learn how to stay brave, lean on each other, and cope with the loss of their friend, feat: messy apologies, late-night calls, heart-to-hearts, a hotel slumber party, bad puns, a first date, and a new puppy.

   Series

   • Part 3 of I Love You So Much It Scares Me Half To Death

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   74,191

   Chapters:

   9/9

   Comments:

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