Eddie's untimely death cuts the possibility of romance short, but Richie's feelings are still there and Eddie's feelings are highly implied.
Richie's sexuality
In the adaptation of It Chapter Two, Richie is portrayed as being secretly in love with Eddie Kaspbrak until the latter's death, and Eddie remained unaware of these feelings.
Eddie loves Richie, but he also very much loves Bill and this love triangle is yet another parallel to Ben and Beverly. For Richie and Eddie, it's still true that the loving is what matters because love is the most powerful force of all.
As was demonstrated in IT Chapter One, the pair were close in the book — with Richie even going on to kiss Eddie on the cheek following his sacrifice.
In the other part of the novel, when Eddie was just a mere eleven-year-old, he found that, unlike the other Losers, he wasn't attracted to Beverly. He was unsure about losing his virginity to her, and did not seem to enjoy the intercourse.
Joseph Quinn has elaborated in an interview that Eddie had feelings for Chrissy, stating "I think he might have done! I think kind of… yes, I think he did [have a crush on Chrissy]. I think, playing with archetypes, especially in American high school, I don't think you'd ever put those two together.
Richie is canonically not straight, and Eddie is highly coded as not being straight either. Richie is also in love with Eddie, going as far as to carve their initials on the kissing bridge in town, which is not something you just do for your best buddy.
Greta also wrote LOSER on Eddie's arm cast and then, he later covers the S with a V in red marker, so it then spells LOVER. She is also the one to tell Eddie his medication is a gazebo rather than Mr. Keene himself.
And Eddie wants to say something, and he dies in the middle of his sentence. He says, "Richie, I..." And then goes. It was two different ways of solving the scene. I felt it was a little bit bit overkill, to find, after all that time, to come back and Eddie was still alive.
The audience comes to find out that Richie, played by veteran comedian Bill Hader, is gay during his singular quest to retrieve a childhood artifact for the Ritual of Chüd.
"They put him down, and Richie kissed Eddie's cheek." (pg 1,118) - I believe this is the page where we see Richie accept that he loves Eddie (this is the same page as the "he knew well enough" quote). He gets angry for a lot of reasons: himself, It, Eddie.
In the movie adaptations (2017/2019) Richie is confirmed by Andy Muschietti to be in love with Eddie, carving their initials into the Kissing Bridge at age 13. He later re-carves their initials after Eddie dies to say a final goodbye to his first love.
Richie has been infatuated with Margot, his adopted sister since childhood. His obsession with her drives his artistic ambitions, as all he paints/draws are portraits of her. His love for her also motivates his life ambitions and helps him become a successful tennis player.
Movie info
Myra Kasprak is a minor character in Stephen King's IT and its film adaptation sequel. She is Eddie Kaspbrak's wife. They have been married for five years and have no children.
He developed a crush on Rachel Gardner at first sight and became obsessed with burying her in one of his graves. He becomes the main character in the limited edition game Angels of Death Episode.
Eddie, obsessed with taking his prescription medications and keeping his hands clean, is the victim of his mother's Munchausen syndrome by proxy, who has kept her son on a strict regimen of pills for his entire life. Eddie, back right, with his fellow Losers.
Out loud, Eddie mentions that it was—who else? —Henry Bowers who broke his arm. Beverly remembers this.
Known for his smart mouth and quick wit, Richie Tozier masks trauma and the pain of childhood bullying with humor that evolves into a successful career.
But one traumatic memory in It: Chapter Two that seems a little too real belongs to Eddie, who sees his mother “killed” by Pennywise in the basement of Derry's neighborhood pharmacy.
Eddie is technically the first member (besides Bill) of what later would become the Losers Club. His best friends are Bill Denbrough and Richie Tozier, also Beverly Marsh, Mike Hanlon, Ben Hanscom, and Stanley Uris.
"It" Part 1 (TV Episode 1990) - Seth Green as Richie Tozier - Age 12 - IMDb.
Adam Faraizl: Eddie Kaspbrak - Age 12, Young Eddie Kaspbrak. Jump to: Photos (32)
Richie was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. His family is of African American, Cherokee Native American, English, French-Canadian and Scottish descent.
“Beep beep, Richie,” Stan hissed, elbowing his friend sharply in the ribs and hoping none of the other losers had heard his comment. Richie had caught Stan eyeing Bill a few times now and, while Stan had still refused to admit it out loud, incessantly teased him about his crush.
Richie never actually brought up his feelings, so we'll never know. Richie definately loved Eddie, though…it's made pretty clear through Pennywise's taunting. In the book their feelings were strictly platonic, except towards Bev. Everyone loved Bev in some romantic way, to varying degrees.