#reddie rec lists

[house-on-neibolt-st]

REDDIE SHIPPERS IF UR STILL OUT THERE I HAVE RECS FOR U!!!

i present to u: my favorite reddie fics that i've accumulated over the years

hey there demons (its me, ya boy) - dharmainitiative its a buzzfeed unsolved au and its so silly

any fic by dumpsterbeagle but specifically "im talking head first heavy baby, cellar dive" bcs its sooooo good it makes me twirl my hair and kick my legs

hello, stranger - trashmouthrobin as it was the first reddie fic i ever read and it holds a special place in my heart <3

richie tozier versus the flu - loserchildhotpants bcs sick fics r cute

we don't talk about it (we don't have the time) - theletter_a its quite possibly my all time favorite reddie fic (enemies to lovers waterpolo au??? so random but SO GOOD)

i was born a believer, i believe in the way you call me - stormysirens my other fav reddie fic its just so cute and so well written

literally ANY FIC by Car on ao3 every ove ive read so far slaps 🙏😭 two i read recently were Pants On Fire and Cooking Up Trouble but there are so many more

these r all the SFW ones but if u guys want NSFW recs i can do those too :P

#fun fact dumpsterbeagle's name autosuggets in my phone #bcs of how many of their fics i read last summer (every single ine multiple times) #dumspterbeagle if u have tumblr IM YOUR BIGGEST FAN #i have problems #reddie #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #fanfiction #fanfic #fanfiction recommendation #fanfiction rec list #reddie fanfic #it #it 2017 #it fanfiction #the losers club

[byeler]

can we start a reddie revival we’re not getting any new byler content for at least a few months so we might as well bring back ole reliable

#i have like fourteen wips i’ve never finished. let’s bring em back out #also there’s soooo many good reddie fics out there !! #i should make a rec list #who’s with me

[grownups-are-the-real-monsters]

IT fans.....please jump fully into Stephen King's work and discover all the other fun LGBTQA+ ships.....👀‼

#like #Dreamcatcher #!!! #another excellent friend group that loves each other #please there are some many other great LGBTQ+ ships that you can enjoy!! #(i want more content) #maybe ill do a rec list or something #stephen king #the losers club #reddie #it by stephen king #stephen king books #text post #christine #the long walk #the talisman #cell #cell by stephen king #cell (2016) #salem's lot #the dark tower

[scrunchi]

can u plsss send recs of reddie fics? preferably teens losers!!

ALL TIME FAVOURITE

It sounds a little weird if you read the caption because Eddie is literally a doll but this story is beautiful and I've read this so many times and cry every single fucking time so PLEASE give it a try. Also 10/10 losers dynamic, loved Ben so much in this, Richie and Eddie are also spot on.

If you like Harry Potter/Hogwarts AUs

This right here is what I always wanted from an Hogwarts AU and I even don't care that they put them in houses I don't agree they fit into but it's amazing 9/10

Superpowers/enemies to lovers

Ahhh the need to draw fanart for this is so strong but I feel like it's too old already haha. Richie and Eddie have opposite powers and can't hurt eachother and it's angsty and beautiful and great!! Not enough fluff for my taste (but I want them to hug all the time so what do I have to say) and the ending is a liiiittle weak but still SO worth reading.

If you are looking for like, Highschool AUs let me know, I would have to look for my favourites because I can’t remember them off the top of my head.

#richie tozier #reddie #eddie kaspbrak #it 2017 #it chapter two #it 2019 #it #beverly marsh #bill denbrough #ben hanscom #stan uris #mike hanlon #fanfic #fanfiction rec list

[beldaroot]

i feel like i've read every single angsty/sad reddie fic that exists. what are your recs?

it (1986) by stephen king

lskdjfkldsjfkldf no i'm joking but it's kinda true that nothing is more devastating than canon itself lol

anyway! here are a few fics that have destroyed me and turned me into a puddle of tears:

detour by naiesu

finis (a tragedy in three acts) by HATECADILLAC

this is the way the world ends by sporklift

eddie and richie's very limited playlist by tossertozier

5555 by weepies

rinse & repeat by billdenbrough

#reddie #reddie fic rec #fic rec #so sorry this list is a bit short! i know i've read more canon-compliant non-fix-it fics before but my memory is v bad #also i'm not sure if you wanted solely sad/angst or sad/angst with a happy ending... the latter is what i tend to gravitate more towards #anon you probably read more sad/angst fics than i have so you can send your recs my way haha! #it

[librarycards]

hello everyone, and welcome to my slightly-belated quarter 2 2023 book recs! i spent the last 2ish weeks in europe both sighteeing and attending the amazing FAC No Borders Summer School, and am still getting back into the swing of being home, getting over jet lag, etc. since coming back, it's been really nice to take stock of the books i've read since March, and rediscover some gems. So, without further ado, here they are (links are to my reviews of each book - let me know if you like being linked directly to my reviews! I also do this on my Substack)!

Jennifer Bartlett, Sheila Black, and Michael Northern (eds.), Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability

Joshua Whitehead (ed)., Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

jia qing wilson-yang, Small Beauty

Srikanth Reddy, Voyager

Paris Green / frog k / @play-now-my-lord , how about a little kiss?

Ruha Benjamin, Viral Justice: How We Grow The World We Want

Connie Willis, Doomsday Book

Mieko Kawakami, Breasts and Eggs

Robin Coste Lewis, Voyage of the Sable Venus

tagging people whose faves i'm interested in below, but as always, anyone can make their list and tag me -- i love seeing what you're reading!

@gwenderqueer @discworldwitches @aldieb @tamagotchiplanet @probablymoons @capricornpropaganda @killyfromblame @myalgias @oatsmilk @secretcircuit @closet-keys @fatehbaz @sawasawako @takemyrevolution1997 @tirragen @trans-axolotl @llleighsmith @bioethicists @smokedsalmoniloveyou @materialisnt @grimesapologist @vawoolf @kissedbytheriver @twinkubus @sadhoc @hamath @thedyke @endure @osmanthusoolong @heavenlyyshecomes @stephen-deadalus @querxus @pf2e @coffinbutch @punkkwix @r00tvegetables @abstractlesbian @handweavers @r-ob-yn @mastincala @campgender @feypact and anyone else who wants to!

#mine #book rec #so nice to be back!!!!!!

[seecarrun]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love!

Aww this is so fun! Let’s see here… we’ll do just my It/reddie fics for this one, but if anyone wants a pokemon list, let me know!

1. Pants on Fire - The ‘Richie ends up in a Liar Liar situation’ fic. This one is still my favorite. So much fun to write!

"My name is Richard Tozier," he said to his reflection. Easy. So far, so good. "I was born on March seventh, nineteen seventy-six." Also good. Nice. Okay, now for the kicker... "I am six foot fff–" He blinked. The words stuck awkwardly in his throat. "I am six foot ffff–!" He stared into his eyes through the mirror as he watched them fill with dread.

"I am six foot ffff–ucking two!" he cried. In his reflection, his eyes widened comically. Oh, this was bad. Something was wrong, something was so, so wrong.

2. Turning and Returning - Richie and Eddie get paired with each other during a middle school dancing PE unit. :’)

Ben had gotten the idea in his head that the ballroom dances are like, the most romantic or whatever; so hopefully if Richie has to watch someone fucking waltzing elegantly around with Eddie all week, it'll—

"Kaspbrak, Tozier. You two."

Richie blinks, snapping out of his head. "Huh? Us two what?" he asks.

Coach Black looks up from his clipboard, unimpressed, and uses his pen to point between Richie and Eddie. "You two are partners," he clarifies casually, like he isn't completely upending Richie's entire fucking life. Fuck.

3. Cooking Up Trouble - Richie gives Eddie cooking lessons to help him survive after his divorce. This one has pretty artwork, too!

Richie, for whatever reason, was more than willing to drop everything and fly out to New York that very weekend, despite Eddie's insistence that it really, really wasn't necessary.

"It's just a cooking lesson, Rich," he urged, exasperated yet fond. "Easily completed over the phone."

"Not the way I do it, Eds," Richie said with a grin and a wink over FaceTime. "The Richie Tozier culinary experience is hands-on only, baby."

4. A Gentle Nudge - Bev and Eddie bonding!

His eyes were still big, even bigger than usual, and the leg she wasn't touching bounced nervously. "I'm not in love with you," he repeated, finally looking over at Bev. "I've never been in love with you."

"Wow, kick a girl while she's down," she quipped.

Eddie rolled his eyes and snorted. "Oh, shut up," he snapped. "Focus, Bev. I'm having a revelation, here."

5. Hung Up on You - Short and sweet. Middle age idiots acting like middle schoolers.

A few of the Losers make delighted and wistful noises at the idea, to Eddie's continued mortification, and before he knows it, his phone is being thrust into his hands, and six pairs of eyes are staring him down.

He blinks up at them stupidly. "He's—He's at a party!" he cries. "He's not even gonna answer!"

"He will if it's you." Mike grins. Eddie hates that he knows he's right.

#car’s fanfiction #reddie #it 2017 #it 2019 #losers club

[t4tozier]

May I be of service to you on your dad bod richie quest?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21977446

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26650783

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26514844

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26700664

https://archiveofourown.org/works/26659630

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29446968

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23372842

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29978004

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29436249

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29512068

https://archiveofourown.org/works/30842042

https://archiveofourown.org/works/25073770

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24374677

lmk if you want some more :)

stfu brb sobbing screaming biting thank you sooooo much this is perfect

i will update this as i read through the list! started are my faves :)

burn baby burn - explicit, 2/2, firefighter eddie tops absolute mess richie, written by the same person who wrote the absolute masterpiece predicament bondage

⭐️ joining up the pieces (together making one) - explicit oneshot, semi-canon compliant, bondmates and telepathy, bottom richie/top eddie, very soft and sappy and sweet

⭐️ you talk too much - mature, oneshot, married reddie, eddie pov, being deeply horny, deeply in love, and deeply possessive of his husband, no porn but lots of fun foreplay and beautiful prose! this one goes into the most detail about richie’s body so far i think

lay all your love on me - gen, oneshot, post-canon, eddie just wants deep pressure therapy from richie

at his fingertips - explicit, oneshot, post-canon, reddie roommates who wrestle with each other way too much for middle-aged men

pale pink with hearts - explicit, oneshot, richie pov, bottom richie wearing lingerie

touch me with a kiss, feel me on your lips - explicit, oneshot, semi-canon compliant (eddie didn’t marry myra), confessions of love leading to sex (no penetration)

clear blue waters - explicit, oneshot but part of a loosely connected series, post-canon and amputee eddie <3 character study

under calico skies - explicit, oneshot, richie pov, insecurities, richie just wants to be wooed, valentine’s day

lessons learned - explicit, oneshot, richie pov, miscommunication, love confessions *must be logged into ao3 to read*

⭐️ that’s what you get for waking up in vegas - mature, 3/3, eddie pov, getting drunk and married in vegas, eddie/bev friendship. technically part of a series but it was last updated in 2021 and there isn’t another work :( so the work itself is finished but the story isn’t

⭐️ early in the morning - teen, oneshot, eddie pov, eddie being gushy over how much he loves richie. i always love in these fics where eddie is attracted to richie because of the reminder of his masculinity, bc it’s something that confirms and validates his sexuality, while also just being attracted to him because it’s richie

⭐️ i see love shine - explicit, oneshot but second in a series so i recommend reading the other one first for maximum context and feels, richie pov, bottom richie, post-canon

thank you so much for all of these recs, anon!! not all of them went into detail about richie’s body as much as i crave but they were all fun and sweet and well-written so i appreciate you introducing me to new writers!!

#reference #richie tozier

[b4adb4tcher]

Reddie Fic Recs

Okay so these are the ones I go back to and reread constantly!! All listed have multiple chapters, impeccable grammar/structure, and RIDICULOUSLY good characterization/dialogue. Theyre also all located on AO3. My obsession is too late for peak fandom interactions so these are what keep my hyper fixation alive.

1. In The Heat Of The Summer (You’re So Different From The Rest) by Kaboomslang

There’s a heatwave in L.A., the first time Richie sees Eddie naked.

Or

One very hot year in the life of two idiots in love, working shit out.

It is so so so so fucking good I can’t stand it. It’s an Eddie Lives AU that is 15 Chapters and 109,525 words of pining and comfort and beauty. Eddie comes to stay with Richie in LA after the events of It Chapter 2. Literally my only complaint is that Stan stays dead however the characterization of everyone and the way the writer handles their grief more than made up for it.

2. A Strange Sense of Familiarity by Katranga

“So Eddie, what brings you to the bar tonight?" Richie asked. "Gonna rebound from the divorce? Pick up a hot young twenty-something to feel young again?”

“Fuck you,” Eddie said, jutting his chin forward. “What a terrible way to ruin the mood.”

“I’m sorry, all my moods are poorly cultivated. What mood were you looking for?”

A nervous lump grew in Eddie's throat. He threw back his drink to get rid of it.

Hand wrapped around the glass he’d just slammed back onto the bar, he said, “The mood that gets me leaving with a schlubby forty-something.”

--

Pre-chapter two, Eddie and Richie meet and don't remember each other, but have an instant connection anyway...

This may be my favorite fic of all time. This is a Canon Divergence AU where Richie and Eddie meet at a bar prior to the events of It Chapter 2 and start sleeping together. Eddie is divorced so there’s no infidelity storyline (which I appreciate) HOWEVER Richie is still famous and in the closet so there’s still the secret love affair storyline (that I love). The characterization is literally perfect, it has amazing dialogue, and my boy Stan is alive and involved. The OCs are so so good too and I’m beyond obsessed with all the thought the author obviously put into it.

3. Sweeter By The Hour by Katranga

rich. 25. i can be your angle 😇... or yuor devil 😈

Edward. 38. Please don’t call me daddy.

--

Richie’s a struggling standup comedian slash bartender with a side hustle of sexting rich guys for cash. Eddie is recently divorced, recently out, and reluctant to dive into either the dating or hookup scene. He decides to give Sugr, a 'dating app with no commitment', a shot.

Katranga NEVER MISSES. Even though the losers club is in a completely different universe, the characterization and dialogue is so them that it scratches every itch in my brain. This is such a funny and adorable AU I would recommend to anyone that needs a break from the high stress and extremely high stakes of the traditional It Universe.

4. Here In Your Arms by kaspbrak_kid

Richie had no idea what to expect when Stan and Patty asked him to be their daughter's godfather, but it definitely wasn't becoming the part-time dad to a newborn.

This fic makes me cry like a bitch in the best way possible. This is a several years later fic in a Eddie and Stan Lives AU where Richie becomes godfather to Stan and Patty’s firstborn. This is so so special to me because it perfectly preserves The Loser’s Club dynamics in a safe environment and gives me all the found family warm fuzzies I so desperately need. As usual the characterization is phenomenal and Richie and Eddie’s relationship throughout this fic is so so special to me.

5. Richie Tozier’s Five-Step Mission in Getting Over His Childhood Sweetheart by MissDinahDarling

Alternatively: five times Richie tries to get over Eddie and the one time he gets under him instead.

This fic is so so fucking funny I love everything about it. Its also a Stan and Eddie Live AU and thehe dialogue and losers club dynamics are so so funny. I love seeing little snippets of how the losers lives are moving on and especially appreciate that Bev and Ben didn’t move as quickly as some fics do. Richies denial and stupidity are so relatable and its an extremely comforting read.

6. River by Unicornpoe

The thing—the thing is that Eddie hasn’t seen Richie in nearly five years.

They’ve gotten good at avoiding each other. They alternate holidays and get-togethers, only showing up when they’re sure the other won’t be present. They’re still in the same fucking city but Eddie makes sure to shop on the other side of town from their old place where Richie still lives, makes sure not to go to any of Richie’s favorite restaurants or bars or cafes or goddamn park benches. Eddie doesn’t join in on the Losers’s group FaceTime sessions when he knows Richie’ll be joining, and Richie does the same for him.

They couldn’t make their relationship work, but they’re fucking experts at being exes.

*

Eddie goes to spend the holidays at Bill and Mike's cabin in Vermont, and is surprised when Richie is already there. Things get worse when they're snowed in alone. Things get even more worse when Eddie remembers that he's still in love with him.

This fic gives me the most acute sense of profound longing I’ve ever had in my life. The EXTREMELY angsty hurt/comfort au I’ve ever read in my life. Not extremely inclusive of the rest of The Losers Club, but it hits hard.

7. This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) by camerasparring

Just as the last car is passing them, Prince Charming makes a snuffling noise and Eddie freezes, still pressed on top of him. He’s suddenly aware of every single place they’re touching, and Eddie thanks the brutal Chicago cold - there’s no way he could pop a boner when it’s this freezing. God, he hates himself.

The man opens his eyes for a moment and looks directly into Eddie’s eyes. Eddie’s mouth hangs open. He tries to smile, but he doesn’t think he achieves it. Instead, he swallows and says:

“Merry Christmas.”

The guy passes back out without a word.

__

or, the While You Were Sleeping AU no one asked for. Set Christmas 1995 and the gang is late 20's/early 30's

I read this before ever even hearing of the movie While You Were Sleeping. While the movie is now one of my favorites, it is absolutely nothing compared to the hilarious romcom of this fic. Found family! Secrets! Drama! Stan the mother fucking man! It is so so good and gives me all the good feelings the holidays provide whenever I read it.

8. Scratch On The Moon by Vulcanodon

Eddie Kraspbak has put aside his old life for good. He drives a stagecoach now and keeps to himself- his days of running with the Denbrough gang are long gone. But when two old friends show up and tell him they have unfinished business back in Derry, Eddie can’t resist the chance to put a final nail in the coffin of the past…and maybe find out why Richie broke his promise all those years ago.

“I’ll take left if you take right,” Eddie calls out but when he looks over Richie isn’t even firing his gun; he’s looking at Eddie with a strange, unreadable expression on his face.

“What is it?” Eddie asks, panicking. “Are you hit?”

“No,” Richie says, “I just. I just wanted you know. That I…that I feel the same way.”

“What?” Eddie asks, totally lost. A bullet whistles past his ear.

“I mean I...” Richie says, as if he’s struggling to get it out. “I feel the same way about you. I mean. That I always did.”

“Could we maybe postpone this conversation?” Eddie says, having to yell over the gunfire. “To a time when we aren’t getting shot at?”

Are you gay? Is longing and the tragedy of wasted time your guilty pleasure? Did you read River by Unicornpoe and want more? Do you like westerns? READ THIS FIC AND COME TALK TO ME IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!

9. You Ain’t Nothing But A Hound Dog (And They Call It Puppy Love) by Fluffifullness

Okay, Richie, so you’ve just been Shaggy Dog’d, you’re either kicking it in the weirdest of all possible afterlives or you never died and the sewer clown is punking you. What next?

(or: Eddie makes it out of Derry, gets a divorce, and adopts a dog.)

Richie gets “Shaggy Dog’d” after he sacrifices himself for Eddie during the events of It Chapter 2. Grief, pining, and Richie’s internal monologue being fucking hilarious. And STAN LIVES!!!!!!

10. Thanks For Pudding Up With Me by Mooeydooey

Eddie Kaspbrak was once one of the most influential professional chefs in New York. After an unfortunate incident in his kitchen, he loses his job and most of his earnings. Down on his luck, with no where else to go, he accepts a job offer with the ragtag 'Prospect Test Kitchen' in Boston.

What starts as a small passion project, making cooking tutorials online, becomes a lot more complicated and bigger than they could ever imagine when Bill brings in a new addition to their team. A comedian with a shocking background and surprise talent for culinary arts: Richie Tozier.

Eddie's the only one who doesn't like the new recruit, but Bill bribes Eddie into giving Richie a chance. At the end of six months, Richie's contract will expire. Eddie will get to decide whether they offer him a contract renewal, or refuse to re-hire him.

Things are heating up in the Prospect street Test Kitchen! Will Eddie stick to his guns, and keep his dignity? Or will he get lost in the sauce?

SO FUCKING FUNNY!!! An absolutely genius buzzfeed-esque au that is exactly what I need when I want a laugh. My favorite parts are when they go into like a third person screenplay mode for describing the events in the videos. I cannot get enough of this enemies(?) to friends to lovers au and I’m so so glad it exists.

11. A Fistful of Coal Dust by Jay Auris (nighthawkms)

Eddie Kaspbrak usually works alone. For a bounty hunting mage, this is unheard of; dangerous, foolhardy. But for Eddie - stricken with a dangerous abnormality to his magic - it's the safest way to survive.

When a new bounty takes him to the backwater town of Derry, he's not expecting anything more than a hard job done right for good money. But Eddie's past is about to catch up with him, and Derry could face the consequences. He'll have to team up with a rag-tag bunch of misfits - a sheriff with too much on his shoulders, a tavern owner haunted by loss, and four other hunters with their own secrets and motivations - if he wants to survive.

And maybe, if he's lucky, he'll get an answer to the one question that's been bugging him since he got to Derry: Who is Richie Tozier, and what does he want from Eddie?

A super fun Steampunk-Western-Magic-Bounty Hunter AU that has the perfect ratio of action, drama, and intrigue. I have no idea how the author came up with such an amazing idea and how they were able to do so much incredible world building but I absolutely LOVE IT.

If anyone reads any of these fics I would love to talk about them and hear what you think! They’re all so so so special to me and stay on my fic rotation, so if y’all have any suggestions for me too I’m happy to check them out!

#reddie #it chapter ii #it #richie trashmouth #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #beverly marsh #stan uris #bill denbrough #mike hanlon #ben hanscom #the losers club #hanbrough #benverly #patty uris #stanpat #fic rec #it fic recs #losers club

[thodi]

MAY ‘24 READINGS

Gwendolyn Brooks's "To the Young Who Want to Die" • poetry, prose

To be the one that nurtures • prose

The ethical and legal violations of the Oscar-nominated ‘To Kill a Tiger’ • prose (tw: sexual assault)

alien aesthetics • visual, illustration

I Tried to Forget My Whole Life. I’m Glad I Failed. • prose

Sri Reddy’s Troubled Exile • prose

Parallel Lives • website

I found my YouTube channel from 2013. • prose

An Argument for Deep Water Swimming • prose

Lessons from My Family • poetry

What's With All the Tradwife Content? • prose

mermaid in manhattan – Or, the lies and unfathomable choices of Connecticut weirdo PT Barnum. • prose

National Poetry Month: KB Brookins • poetry

The Year in Practice Walks • prose

Insatiable: A Life Without Eating • prose

Evergreen • art, prose

‘Did Something Happen to Mom When She Was Young?’ • prose

Variations on the Theme of Silence • prose

An artist's understanding of identity and gendered spaces • video

The Last Shall Be The First • prose

A study of the heart • prose

Blessings by Andrew Hinton, Owen Ó Súilleabháin, and David Whyte • video

What I’d tell her • prose

31 lines from our favourite books that have stayed with us forever • prose

Softmongering • comic

The Irrevocable Condition • prose

The Curl of Time • prose (tw: alcoholism)

The Lifegiving Benefits of Befriending Our Mortality • poetry

Saving Dharavi Through Rap • prose

Age-Fluidity • prose

Relics of the Wild • photography

#179: Beyond routines • prose

The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Life • prose

Lost Sheep | Paper Stop Motion Short Film by Lukas Rooney • video

'Losing yourself' in a fictional character can affect your real life • prose

The Backwards Law • prose

WHAT is LOVE • video

People Probably Like You More Than You Think • prose

Voices in the mind, echoes in the body • prose (tw: anxiety)

Jim Harrison's "Apology" • poetry, prose

The devastating poetry of Tamil women who fought in Sri Lanka’s civil war • poetry

We Should Not All Be Feminists • prose

subscribe to The Good Side of the Internet for monthly recs like this, and to thodi for weekly poetry and song recommendations plus a sometimes-nonsensical-sometimes-profound-sometimes-toopersonal article <3

tag list (reach out if you want to be tagged on these!) - @then-child-make-another @quesadillayuri

#poetry #words #art #fashion #nature #photography #architecture #j.recs #prose #narrative #gwendolyn brooks #to kill a tiger #aesthetic #aliens #autism #reading list #personal #reading recommendations #essay recommendations #substack #to be read #essay recommendation #investigative #sri reddy #feminism #video #history #tradwife #circus #the greatest showman

[fanfic-recs-01]

Reddie Fics

This is just a list of all the Richie Tozier/Eddie Kaspbrak fics I like on AO3, if you have any recs for me feel free to send me some!

Updated 9/19/23

Runaway Now and Forevermore by AlexSW97

~Richie and Eddie run away together in 1994 and return to Derry in 2016 as actual bickering husbands.~

richie tozier: not an asthmatic by walmartofficial

~“I’m getting word that I’m not allowed to tell this joke,” he tells the audience, “but it was gonna be about eating ass, if that wasn’t clear.”~

move in, mess my place by bebe8s

~Stan motions to the two new guys in the room. Eddie doesn't even have time to focus on Bill, because he's too distracted by the lanky boy sprawled out across his bed. With his dark curls and pale skin, it's undeniable. It's the guy from last night.

"Well, hello there, princess." Richie says with a smirk, and Eddie can feel the flush in his cheeks.~

walk me home in the dead of night by QueenWithABeeThrone

~Richie Tozier met Eddie Kaspbrak for what they both thought was the first time in a shitty New York dive bar, sixteen years ago.~

fruit from a forbidden tree by glorious_spoon

~a week before he's supposed to get married, Eddie hooks up with a stranger in a bar, and it changes the trajectory of his life.~

we belong to the sound of the words by ShowMeAHero

~Eddie’s got a messenger bag across his shoulders and, when they’re brought out to Richie’s autograph table, he’s glad he brought it. It’s full of tissues, hand sanitizer, granola bars, mini water bottles, zinc tablets, lozenges, and anything else he could think to grab. The con floor is fucking packed, and Richie’s got a whole goddamned line of fans waiting for him that scream and cheer when he comes out.~

Put Those Colors On by TheMightyChipmunk

~Set in a universe where you don't see color until you hear your soulmate laugh, Eddie really doesn't think Richie is funny. I wonder how that's going to work out for them.~

cherry cordial by ShowMeAHero

~He’s staring down hard at his phone, scrolling aimlessly through Facebook without reading anything, when someone bumps into him. Whoever it is grabs the pole, their hands brushing against each other’s.

Right in his ear, the guy says, “Fucking shit, you’re hot.”~

walk through fire for you by hyruling

~His eyes properly well up now. Richie has only seen Eddie cry a handful of times in his adult life, so he’s fairly concerned. He drops down to sit across from Eddie and takes his hands in his.

“Eddie baby, now you’re scaring me, why are you crying?”

Tears track down Eddie’s cheek, and he all but wails, “Cause you’re engaged!”~

Morphine by inoubliable

~They all crowd around Eddie's bed, their faces shimmering a little. Eddie has to squint to make out their features, and he laughs once he does. They all look so worried. Eddie feels great.

"Oh my God," Stan says, at the same time that Richie says, "He's high."~

Lips Like Fire by yallreddieforthis

~When Richie finally convinces the Losers Club to light up with him he needs to find an... 'alternative way' to get Eddie high without giving him an asthma attack.~

The 'Do Not Fucking Touch Me' Tour by loserchildhotpants

~Richie Tozier's taken up writing his own material for once, and it could absolutely ruin him~

anything for a fan by zach_stone

~It was fine, though. Just a stupid little celebrity crush; a safe, inaccessible outlet for Eddie’s deeply suppressed gay thoughts. He could pine away over Trashmouth Tozier from the comfort of his living room, clicking on video compilations with titles like “Top 10 Trashmouth Interview Moments” and only feel vaguely guilty.

And then, of course, he gets a call from Mike Hanlon in Derry.~

nor rivers drown it by theparadigmshifts

~"We promised to confide in each other, and cherish each other, and sustain each other, and all that jazz.”

Stan stares at her, blinks twice.

"And right now, that means going back to your horror-show hometown, and facing your trauma, and potentially killing a demon. Together."

Or: When Mike calls from Derry, Patty answers the phone instead.~

lost inside a moment (with you) by anniebibananie

~In which Richie is always pretending to be Eddie’s boyfriend, Eddie fucking hates it, and finally Eddie decides two can play that game (it is not a total disaster… depending on your definition of total disaster).~

Everywhere, All At Once by EvieSmallwood

~Eddie bites his lip, tucking his hands deeper inside the pockets of his sweatshirt. It’s actually not even his, it’s Richie’s; a faded band logo, a hole by the collar, the faint smells of cigarette smoke and laundry detergent.... it’s like Richie’s with him, which is all Eddie really wants.

Which could be why he’s walking to Richie’s house at one in the morning.~

Party Foul by sundaise

~Crashing a stranger’s birthday party isn’t usually a part of Eddie’s weekend plans. Neither is unknowingly chatting up the cute dark haired comedian... who happens to be the roommate of said birthday boy.

“So, how do you know Stan?”

Eddie’s blood runs cold with shock as soon as the innocent question leaves his lips. “Oh, uh,” he shrugs nonchalantly, like it’s no big deal, “I’m dating his roommate.”~

Must Love Dogs by TheMightyChipmunk

~When Eddie sees a dog, he's gotta pet it. Even when he is stuck in traffic.~

I Didn't Know There Were Wizards in California by spotlightonmringenue

~Will ignores a timid reply from his classmate, his focus fully on this strange interloper that could be his best friend’s twin.

Evil twin, as Dustin would say, his voice low and incriminating. Ultraman type shit. Will considers relaying the situation on their upcoming weekly call to make the current situation less unsettling.~

Playing for Keeps by LogicalBookThief

~Richie and Eddie go on a game show for couples. Nobody expects them to be such a dream team. And nobody suffers as much as the host.~

#reddie #fic recs #richie tozier x eddie kaspbrak

[je-suis-fromage]

My Reddie Fic Rec

A Reddie fic rec list in the year 2022, lessgetit! 5 canon-ish faves, 5 full-on AUs.

Feel free to rec some Reddie fics for me in the replies, I’m always looking for new ones :))))

Canon-ish. EddieLives! is implied, some StanLives! cause I love that guy and he deserves good things >:|

1. in the heat of the summer (you're so different from the rest) by kaboomslang

109k. Explicit. Post-IT Chapter 2. This fic got me into the IT-fic world, my favorite characterizations. Love!

There’s a heatwave in L.A., the first time Richie sees Eddie naked.

or

One very hot year in the life of two idiots in love, working shit out.

2. love how we've been carrying on by camerasparring

59k. Explicit. Canon-Stan Lives AU. Eddie-works-through-shit is one of the core fanon-IT themes and this is one of the best.

Do anything, says a voice in his head, harsh and loud; his younger self screaming at him; Richie putting a hand to his arm and reminding him: he can be brave.

Do anything to let him know you want this. That you want him.

So he keeps moving until he’s touching Richie, grabbing his wrist, sliding his hand up the sticky curve of Richie’s arm, and Richie—he must know. Eddie’s never been this bold with him, never touched him so intentionally or deliberately and all he can hear now is you’re braver than you think and it’s like everything is suddenly clicking into place.

And then, as soon as it came on, everything is eclipsed by a churning, painful nausea roiling angry through his stomach.

3. Humble Pie by avocadomoon

24k. Teen and Up. Post-IT Chapter 2. The awkward-ness of rediscovering your best friends after 27 years apart (and lots of trauma). Richie and Eddie learn to navigate being in love with each other on top of everything else. So beautiful.

Eddie often felt like he and Richie were two magnets, repelling each other fiercely until one of them twisted the right way and suddenly they were slamming together brutally, yelling (and laughing, or yell-laughing, or what was the difference anyway?) at the top of their lungs. Eddie wanted to be around him all the time, just like when they were kids, but the feeling felt violent. Like when you see a cute baby or a puppy and you feel so savagely endeared that you want to take the adorable little thing in your hands and just fucking crush it.

4. here in your arms by kaspbrak_kid

82k. Teen and Up. Canon-Stan Lives AU. Stan and Patty have a baby, Richie is the best godfather ever, Eddie has feelings, Richie works through shit, The Losers are a beautiful found family.

Richie had no idea what to expect when Stan and Patty asked him to be their daughter's godfather, but it definitely wasn't becoming the part-time dad to a newborn.

5. Eternal Flame by HeckinaHandbasket

21k. Explicit. Post-IT Chapter 2. This fic happens within the span of a little over 24 hours, the aftermath of Eddie learning Richie has been hiring escorts that look astonishingly like him. It’s so so good. It features one of my favorite fic versions of Richie, lovely emotional man <3

The available data was this:

Richie had a history of hiring escorts. Male escorts. Like, for sex. For gay sex, with men. [...]

Short, brown hair, big brown eyes, polo shirt, small build. Bitchy face.

The inevitable conclusion was that Richie wanted to have sex with guys that resembled Eddie, but not Eddie, himself. This could be for any number of reasons, not the least of which was Eddie’s horrible, abrasive personality. Or multiple disfiguring scars.

AU. (no clowns to be found)

6. the year of the goat and your kid back by derryfacts2

14k. Teen and Up. POV Eddie’s Dad (who is gay). Frank lives in the same apartment building as Richie. This fic is more about Frank Kaspbrak and his relationship with Eddie than Eddie & Richie - it is truly excellent. 

The day you get the most important email of your life, there’s a new black skidmark on the wall of the stairwell, and you know exactly whose fault it is. “Margaret,” you intone to the harried, wild-haired woman in the lobby. She sighs at you as she tries to jimmy her mail key loose. “I know.” It wouldn’t even be that bad if the kid would just skateboard outside. Or get good at skateboarding. Either of those things. Maggie’s a nice lady, though, and she’s had “trying my best” scribbled all over her since they moved into 6B maybe eight years ago. So you try not to be a dick, even if her son is a gold-standard pain in the ass. He’s good for three things: smells, noise, and reminding you how big Eddie must be by now.

7. The Meaning of Questions by avocadomoon

29k. Teen and Up. Academia!AU. I love tortured academic Richie <3 There’s a lot of beautifully written pining in this one.

Dr. Kaspbrak shook his head in visible amazement. "The only son of Dr. Wentworth Tozier, who casually spent ten years goofing off on television, only to roll up at Yale University with a fully-funded six years to study whatever he wants? Okay. Sure. You didn't know." He shook his head, this time in a very familiar sort of disdain. "Like I said. Everyone's either in love, or terrified. There doesn't seem to be much of anything in-between that I've noticed so far."

Richie bit back the urge to ask: and which are you?

8. walk alone or run away by tozier

46k. Explicit. College!AU. Eddie pines for (lusts for?) Richie and covers it with sweet, sweet loathing. They are kinda sorta friends with benefits and love each other a lot.

Richie Tozier is Eddie Kaspbrak’s rival. At least, that’s what Eddie says to everyone who will listen—including Richie most of the time.

Richie Tozier is a man, not of lies, but of half-truths and truths said too plainly out in the open that they sound like lies to the untrained ear. He does not lie—he lets others lie for him.

or, a college au where lots of things go wrong and some very important things go right.

9. a different boys heart to chew by fcngs

39k. Teen and Up. College!AU (Theater Kids Edition). Eddie writes a play and starts dating someone Richie-shaped. Richie and FakeRichie are cast as the leads in the play. Richie is jealous! Lots of misunderstandings ensue, but the pining is really wonderful.

Eddie fills the Richie-sized space in his life with someone unmistakably not-Richie. Despite him being a drama major, pretending to be okay about it is the hardest acting gig Richie's ever gonna get.

10. The Exploding Boy by bellbawttoms *WIP* 

62k. Teen and Up. Teen!Losers Club. One of the best fics I’ve ever read from any fandom!! [Really hard to explain, check the tags]. Desperate for the update, but the writing makes it so worth the read even though it’s not finished.

If Eddie Kaspbrak shows up after 3 years of silent treatment with a Patrick Swayze haircut and a joint to share, you’ve kind of just got to ask for a hit and go with it. Even if your mom’s just kicked the bucket (gastroesophageal cancer). Even if there’s something awful in the woods (possible phantom serial killer).

Life’s short, and all that shit.

#reddie #reddie fic #reddie fic rec #it #it chapter two #the losers club #eddie kaspbrak #richie tozier

[imsodishy]

💞A different type of rec list ask game, to rep your own fics and other authors you enjoy.💞 Spell out your user name with fic recs. If the letter correlates to one of your fics you rec it (no duplicates use a different fic for repeat letters.) If you get to a letter you don’t have a fic title for you rec one you‘ve liked from someone else. 💖Send this to someone who might need a little love on their own fics or just like spreading the love.💖

This is a fun one, takes lots of thinking and searching though my fic files though, hmm... (also it turns out the letters of my name are kinda hard to find titles for, an O? two Is? are you kidding? lol)

In between days by gardensong a Reddie fic from way back!

Maybe Christmas, Perhaps by Me! A ficlet I wrote literally on Christmas morning before the rest of my family woke up because I was having insomnia :)

Serrated by @shieldofiron It's still in progress but oh so good! Between S2 and 3, the sweet spot!

Only One Bed by @robthegoodfellow asymmetrical polyamory my beloved! Billy, Steve, Eddie, and Chrissy (whatever the name for that is) figuring their shit out post high school. this one's a WIP too.

Denier by @lazybakerart King Steve! Billy in pantyhose! Pure joy right here.

I'd talk but you took the tongue i talk with by @brawlites Knife 👏 kink 👏 mun 👏 grove

Surf, Sun, and Sirens by Me! Another ficlet, this one was originally written as part of a Harringrove Week

How does it feel (with me inside) by @magniloquent-raven a wonderful, sumptuous nipple piercing fic

Your shelter from the storm by krelboyne (not sure if they're on tumblr) A classic 'Steve finds Billy walking alone at night' fic. Love a good trope, done well.

And! i invite everyone who's fic's i tagged to do this too, if they'd like! 💜💜

#dishy answers #Anonymous #fic rec #hopefully all theses fuckin links are right

[scrunchi]

Okay, I know this is going to be a bit of a weird ask BUT I discovered one of my most favorite reddie fics through you and I can no longer find it again 😭 I remember reading it because someone asked for fic recs from you and that fic was one of the ones you listed!

All I could remember from it was that Eddie is a doll(?) that came to life with Maturin's help and Richie was the one who found him in the Neibolt House. And I think they had a fight too at some point. I can't remember much else after that but I really wanna read it again but I can't remember the title at all!

Do you still, perhaps, know that fic? 😭😭

Do I know

DO I KNOW?!

It's calles "Do Automata Dream Of Electric Spaghetti" by @mere-mortifer-writing

And I'm so happy you like it because I could talk about this fic every day😫

[beldaroot]

Hi :) Do you have any favorite It/Reddie fics based on the book canon? Or any advice for finding fics based on the book? No pressure to answer!

hi!! tbh solely book canon fics are pretty rare... it tends to be a mix of movie and book canon :( but here are a few of my favorite mainly book-centric fics:

circular motion by sinchronicity

good and lost by garbagebreath (literally anything by this author is amazing and usually strictly book canon)

in fact, everything's got that big reverb sound by @dystopiary

finis (a tragedy in three acts) by HATECADILLAC

if you want to look for more book canon fics, i recommend looking through the "it - stephen king" tag in ao3 and exclude the "it (movies- muschietti)" and "it (1990)" tags if you don't want the films' canon included.

also, any fics dated before september 2019 tend to be more book-centric since it chapter two definitely changed the landscape of fics based on movie canon only!

[here's a list on ao3 for fics that are tagged as a combo of book and movie canons (x)]

hope this helps! happy reading! <3

#these fics are sooooo dated i'm sorry but i've literally not been reading reddie fic or fics in general lately OTL #maybe if there was more book canon centric fics i would read more loljdkjfkd #also! i'm pretty sure leyla (eddiekasprzak on tumblr) has recommended some bookverse fics so you can look thru her blog under 'fic rec' tag #and you're welcome to look through my master fic rec list (my pinned post) i usually only read fics w book characterizations anyway! #fic rec

[deadfruity]

i saw an ask forever ago of someone asking for fic recs and i read all of them cuz they sounded good and i trust you and they WERE all so good and funny so i am politely asking if you have any more fic recs /nf

YES man, I'm being artblocked right now, so I can give you what I've been reading to soothe the ITches

This is my most recent rec list I posted, lotta favorites in there

Reddie titanic au it was sooooooooooooooooo good awaaahhhhh.

COOL, reddie Detriot Become Human au. Very sweet and crazy.

Not your regular college au. Richie and Eddie

This is another favorite Eddie but I have to warn you he stinks in this one. This one makes you go yeesh. Fiddle-with-the-collar-of-your-tie kinda ouch-chi-wawa. You'll go bro what is your problem, until the author allows you to BREATHE.

#reddie #it #richie tozier #eddie kaspbrak #fic recs #also forgive me.. im not sure what /nf is. i asked urban dictionary and it started asking me if i knew about H A A R F #i never fiddled with the collar of my tie so fast