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1. Say it like a joke (I hope It's not) by Therealstarwave

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT - Stephen King  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Apr 2026

   Tags

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   • Will Byers/Richie Tozier
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Ben Hanscom/Beverly Marsh
   • Will Byers
   • Richie Tozier
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Eddie Kaspbrak
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Ben Hanscom
   • Beverly Marsh
   • Bill Denbrough
   • Mike Hanlon
   • Stanley Uris
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Ryers is end game
   • Alternate Universe
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • mike needs to get his shit together
   • Richie Tozier is a Little Shit
   • Richie Tozier Loves Will Byers
   • Everyone is trying to live
   • teenagers being teenagers
   • Horny Teenagers
   • Joyce Byers is a Sweetheart
   • Richie's parents kind of suck
   • Eleven and Will learn how to be teenagers
   • The losers club is a family
   • Slow Burn
   • But like really slow burn
   • Some angst
   • Will Byers Has PTSD
   • Richie Tozier uses humor to cope
   • Wonder twins for life
   • Will and Jonathan are good brothers
   • Jane is a good sister
   • Joyce becomes a mom to the Losers Club
   • Found Family
   • Out of Character

   Summary

   Instead of the Byers family moving to California, they moved to Derry, Maine. It's there that Will discovers Mike's considerably more amusing cousin, Richie, who just so happens to be Will's neighbor. The Losers Club welcomes Will and Jane with open arms, but as Will and Richie get closer, their feelings get messier. Each is dealing with an unrequited love of their own, and as they help support each other through heartbreak, something unexpected blossoms between them. Will and Jane are learning what being a care-free teenager feels like for the first time, but things get complicated when the upside-down gets involved.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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