i love hearing about different peeps theories of how/when the OT7 losers realised they should all be "together". Like did some of them just always KNOW? Or did it come as a shock to some of them? Oh my gosh did some of them feel guilty (that they had these feelings for all of their friends) and like there was something wrong with them?? :O
My own personal headcanon is that Mike, Bill and Richie have always known. They’ve always felt that pull to the other four and have loved them since the day they met. Beverly and Stan both were a little shocked after realising they were in love with everyone, but then again they didn’t feel anything wrong with it either. They adored their friendship group and them being lovers just made it even better. Ben and Eddie are the ones that aren’t as sure. They both feel guilty, Ben especially as he was dating Bev when he realised. But the others teach them that it’s okay to love more than one person and that being together is right, and both of them come around pretty quickly!