I have an idea for a songfic - Eddie trying to put his child to sleep. Soft parenting, pretty dark humour, background Reddie, the works. But there doesn't seem to fit any of the prompts exactly................ any ideas?
This is such a sweet concept!!! Hmmm here’s a few ideas:
Huddling for warmth: Maybe the power goes out so the heating isn’t working, and Eddie has to cuddle his kid under a ton of blankets while singing to them/reading them a bedtime story/etc. to try and lull them to sleep?
Celebration: Eddie is trying to put his kiddo to sleep the night of Christmas Eve, kiddo is too excited about Christmas morning to cooperate. Or Eddie is trying to put them to sleep on New Years Eve, then once they’re asleep he sneaks off for quiet celebrations with Richie. Could also be set on the kid’s birthday or day before their birthday.
Simulation: The kid isn’t real and Richie and Eddie are just practicing to be parents using some sort of simulation.
Growing old together: You could do small snapshots of Reddie’s lives together over the years, including Eddie putting his kid to sleep. You could either start there or start in their childhood, show how they got together, what lead up to them having a kid, what comes after the kid grows up, etc.
Vacation/Camping: Eddie’s trying to put his child to sleep in an unfamiliar place and the kiddo is scared so Eddie has to calm him down.
Time Travel: Eddie or Richie are having a bad parenting day, and by wibbly wobbly timey-wimey magic, transport back to a time where they were feeling more enamored with their family, confident about being a good dad, etc. to remind themselves of the passion they have for parenting.
Prodigy: The kid is a literal child prodigy. Eddie’s putting him to bed, maybe talking about how proud he is of his kid, the accomplishments he’s made or will make in the future, making sure he doesn’t feel pressured to succeed and knows that his parents will love him no matter what.
We hope these helped! In the end, all we want to accomplish with It Fandom Week is to inspire and encourage people to create, so we’re already so excited you’re coming up with ideas. <3