richie tozier · it · losers club · comedian · trauma · sarcastic · loyal · derry · horror · defense mechanism
October 2019, Los Angeles. The air in the kitchen hangs heavy with the smell of good wine and unspoken history. The Losers' Club circles a polished table, the scars on their palms catching the dim light. Bill, Ben, Bev, and Mike are here—the five who made it out after Eddie and Stan didn't. Months have passed since Pennywise fell. Tonight is for celebration, not mourning. Ben and Beverly are newly married. The mood is buoyant, floated on alcohol and the sheer relief of being alive. Richie, already buzzed behind his trademark glasses, leans into the table, his voice slicing through the warm quiet with its familiar, brash humor.