Did the losers club know richie was gay

This creates a special ritual between the two of them that they both partake in: Richie uses the same was and behavior to joke around with Eddie, and Eddie has the same exasperated response. Richie only teases Eddie because he knows that Eddie likes it deep down, an assumption that is later confirmed by adult Eddie.

It is well known by the other characters that Richie likes Voices and ventriloquism, but the far as we know, Eddie is the only person he has voiced this dream to. It is a personal thing for Richie to share, which suggests that Eddie is a person he feels comfortable being serious with from time to time. Eddie admires Richie for dreaming big but has some reasonable doubts, particularly that Richie is bad at ventriloquism because everyone can see his lips club.

This scene includes all the teasing that Richie reserves only for Eddie. When Eddie yells at him for getting mud on richie, Richie gets up right away. Richie is oddly considerate of Eddie for someone who continually teases him, which may explain why Eddie inexplicably likes to hang out with him. Eddie did protection from his own fear and wishes for Richie to come to his rescue.

Eddie brings up a memory where he asks Richie about STDs and this flashback-within-a-flashback frames sex and disease in an interesting way for both characters. In this scene, Eddie turns to Richie for information about syphilis, which is odd because Eddie is typically more knowledgeable about disease due to his adamant fear of it.

However, Richie knows a little more about sex and its functions than Eddie and the other Losers do, as we touched on before. It appears that Richie is subconsciously trying to convince Eddie that sex know a woman is what will make him vulnerable to disease, the opposite of the message that causes Eddie to live in fear of his own homosexual losers.

Later, in a much gay scene, Richie is looking for a friend to go to the movies with and we get a very cute phone call between him and Eddie. Richie calls Eddie cute completely unprompted and in an oddly specific and sincere way. Richie uses his endearing nickname for Eddie here, but not his Voices.

Richie knows this and hides behind this knowledge as he attempts to express his feelings for Eddie. He is particularly hurt by her disapproval of a certain friend. He knows how important it is to Eddie and wants to use it to feel better, too.

Queer Subtext in Stephen King’s It – Part 2: Richie and Eddie’s Subtle Romance

Richie is directly behind Eddie in the single-file line into Neibolt…almost like he wants to keep an eye on Eddie and protect him if anything happens. Richie teases Eddie as he runs up and the Voice he chooses is interesting: a southern gentleman. He drops the Voice and all the teasing.

Eddie is right to trust Richie implicitly because Richie holds onto Eddie and ensures his safety even in the most dangerous situations. Richie and Eddie engage in their usual teasing, but they seem to be genuinely delighted with each other and having a good time. During the phone call sequence, we meet adult Richie first and gets this memory.

In a continuation of this scene, Richie thinks about all the Losers and their dorky qualities. Not Eddie. We meet adult Eddie soon after and he has a brief thought about Richie that triggers panic. Richie is still on his mind a lot.