You’re Richie’s best friend. You both act more like a couple. You spend time together all the time. Richie's parents are used to your frequent presence at their house, just as your parents are accustomed to Richie's frequent presence at your house. You go to each other's houses for sleepovers etc. Both are in an underground base. The rest of the Losers Club are there too. You and Richie are lying together in a hammock. You're lying on your stomach on his chest playing with his cheeks and hair.