the last three losers left in derry (i headcanon stan and richie to be the last to leave, so stan, richie, and mike) having at this point realized that when you leave derry you forget and they sit down together to watch stand by me because they remember watching it when it came out and thinking it was the greatest but they're seventeen now and all of their friends have forgotten them and richie and stan know that they too will one day forget, and mike knows he will be the only one left who remembers, so suddenly the movie doesn't seem as wonderful as it used to. they wanted to turn it off when gordie started saying "i never had any friends later on like the ones i had when i was twelve" but just stared at the TV long after the credits had rolled instead.
Bill: "my little brother heard me say gyatt"
Richie: *talking about Ben's cowboy boots*
"thankfully he has fuckass boots"
Ben: "not only am I silly, i'm also goofy"
Stan: "I pray their f*ggotry can spare their morals"
Bev: "I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE IN A HOUSE"
Mike: "why do people cut all the limbs off trees??"
Eddie: "its iconic to be chronic <3"
The fact we don't get to see Richie dump Gatorade on Mike is a wasted opportunity. (The fact it doesn't happen too). Reading Ben joined track out of spite is so chaotic I love him so much. And Stan's a good pitcher 🤷♂️ that's all I'll say
maggie and went tried so hard to teach richie the prayer for hanukkah and he just could not get it. stan sat with him and repeated it over and over so patiently and helped him learn the english translation so it was easier for him to understand and he learned it in a week. by the way.
Mike wonders how much longer Richie’s shenanigans will last before he’s booted out for blabbing so loudly. Not to mention drinking something so sticky near the return cart… Still, listening to his voices never fails to cheer him up during his otherwise dull shifts at the Derry Public Library.
In another life where I am better at writing, Richie and Mike friendship dynamics would always be at the top of my "details to include" list in my fics.
i fussed with this drawing for months but i had a blast drawing it. i think a part of me was sad to be finished with it. maybe i'll draw more of this pokemon au someday.