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so u know that incredible comic thats an alternate universe where eddie loses richie to pennywise and he goes to the kissing bridge wearing richie’s clothes and meets chapter two richie there and it’s implied that the gay rights turtle god combined their timelines to give them a happy ending??? same concept AU but before they can get to that point one has to meet the other before the other’s memories are back and help him make different choices that will prevent him from dying later, russian doll season finale style

all that history gone AGAIN and theres a real risk the person fixing it is gonna be the only one to retain the memories of everything that happened during the time loop which… thanos voice small price to pay but its still tragic :-( until they finally manage to unlock some secret emotions in each other and the timelines inexplicably and magically merge and they become every version of themselves at once

on one hand richie has been doodling "richie kaspbrak" in his notebook since he learned how to spell "kaspbrak", on the other hand i think as adults eddie would relish the fact that he could distance himself from his mother and ex-wife (obviously she doesn't keep kaspbrak but you know what i'm saying) and be a part of a much more loving and supportive family if he took richie's last name

andy muschietti was like i don't want you to see the final battle scene in chapter two so i will make it very dark and very green. i'm shy