When Georgie was born Bill was absolutely obsessed with him. It was constantly,
“Mommy can I hold him” “Dad can I feed him?” “Hi Georgie I’m your big brother Bill”
This was also when he was just meeting the losers and becoming friends since they’d be pre-k/kindergartners. So he’d bring over Eddie, Richie, and eventually Stan (year younger problems) to just play with Georgie.
Bill would always call himself big brother Bill when talking to Georgie so the losers started calling him Big Bill, and that’s how he got his nickname.
(+Richie was having a play date with Bill when Georgie said his first word and brags about it/ lies about what Georgie said to the losers constantly)
I need me a real stupid au where Richie is like a comedian version of Hannah Montana. Like he wears a wig and takes off his glasses and all of a sudden he's Richie Trashmouth and Richie has to constantly bounce between being Richard Tozier, average teenage boy, and Richie Trashmouth, hilarious babyfaced comedian, as he tries to he in two places at once. Wentworth and Maggie support this endeavor as best as they can so their son can stay grounded, but most of the time that just means telling Richie he has to do the dishes when they fly back to Maine.
His friends learn about his Richie Trashmouth persona one by one and next thing he knows they're also dawning little disguises everytime they're in public. This leads to some wacky stuff, like Henry bullying Richie regularly but thinking Richie Trashmouth is the funniest comedian ever. Richie smacking his head against a wall as Connor Bowers drools over Trashmouth and ignores Richie exists. All the while nobody ever points out "hey... that kid with the exact same sense of humor as that comedian guy also looks just like him." because it's hannah montana rules.
Okay with how stressful the situation the day has been by no means think the Losers would’ve laughed at Richie’s impression of Pennywise in the clubhouse in Chapter 2
However…
I do believe after Bill says Beep Beep Richie and he says sorry, Eddie turns and whispers to him “…why was that impression so good?” And Richie’s like “don’t know what you mean? Have I not proven myself a fantastic comedian and impressionist on Netflix-” and Eddie’s like “Oh shut your grandstanding ass up, there’s no way you just do those voices on your first try, which means…”
And Richie refuses to look at Eddie as he gasps
“… Did you fucking practice imitating Pennywise after we first fought him?…”
“NO!- Uh no no not at all no I’m just a good impressionist-”
And the others clock onto the convo similarly horrified with Ben like “Fucking hell, Richie, why?! Were you not traumatised like the rest of us?”
And Bev is like “I’m pretty sure I accidentally punched a clown at the Derry fair shortly after just cause of the facepaint!”
And Bill is like deadpan “Have you no shame…”
And Mike is just horrified
And Richie then has to explain that one of the weird ways he coped with his trauma was by learning to do impressions of Pennywise and making him say stupid shit to convince himself that if Pennywise was really around and watching, that it’d kill him for saying it in the first place and his continuing to live afterwards was like proof it was okay.
“Besides… I think you underestimate the comedic value of hearing Pennywise call himself a dumb bitch for getting his ass kicked by a bunch of outcast kids,” and in his best Pennywise voice continues “Cause life is kicking those kids asses better than me and it feels like a real low point in my career…”
And the Losers are deadpan apart from Eddie, who despite desperately trying to hold in a laugh, snorts
Mike turns to Eddie and is like “Pennywise has killed people, Eddie, come on”
“Eddie, they kicked me out of the American Clown Union…” A few of the Losers, including Mike also begin to have amused grins. “It wasn’t even for killing kids. It's cause they thought my face paint looked like I had a dick and balls on my face…”
Eddie’s fucking crying with laughter
“I mean that and the embezzlement…”
Stan is not at all amused by this particular impression once he arrives in the cavern in the nick of time but it has to be said that there is something a little cathartic about listening to Pennywise get roasted by its own voice
Billy appreciation post <3
He has to deal with so much, yet he still had the mental strength to lead everyone into the fights with Pennywise!!!! Even if he was a little guided by anger to kill the thing that killed his brother, he still guided all his friends and made sure they were safe above all <3 tbh I really like how the book focuses on a single person for a long time. I’m at a part where it’s Bill centric, it really opened my eyes to how caring he is to the people he loves!!!! He’s easilyyyy making his way up my faves list
(Also the fact that I (platonically) love Jaeden with a passion)
YESSS LET’GOOO
In 2024 (or 2025 I don’t fuckin know) when Welcome To Derry gets released on HBO, the fandom is gonna come alive again. I know this, we all know this.
But then there’s the few like me who have been here from the start. Never left. WE ARE LONELY PLS COME BACK ALREADY WE NEED THE IT FANDOM THRIVING AGAIN
richie voice would you believe my dog ate my homework
about angels and their purpose 🪽💫
365 Day Challenge | Favorite Characters | 11. Richie Tozier | It "You two look amazing. What the fuck happened to me?"
Hype for Welcome to DerrySpanish/EnglishI like the art :)
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