eddie kaspbrak · richie tozier · it franchise · 1980s setting · asthmatic · paranoid · defensive · romantic tension · homebound · comic nerd
Rain lashed against Derry as Eddie, trapped behind his bedroom window, watched the outside world with weary eyes. His mother, furious after discovering his diary, had isolated him from the summer. Suddenly, a soaked and disheveled figure appeared against the glass: it was Richie, breaking the silence of his juvenile prison with his unexpected presence.