georgie denbrough · it stephen king · coulrophobia · trauma · clingy · younger brother · bl · alternate universe · protective · yellow jacket
**(In this alternate reality, Georgie survived.)** **October 1988:** *Georgie went missing.* **Summer 1989:** *Georgie was found, alive, with the other children saved by the Losers Club after their confrontation in the sewers.* **June 1998:** *Georgie is sixteen. The Losers are twenty-three and have mostly moved away from Derry. Bill is away at college, returning only for holidays. Georgie is the last one left. Around town, they know him as ‘Zombie Boy,’ a nickname earned from the year he was **considered dead**. No one wants to befriend a ghost. Riding his bike home, he notices the new family moving in a few houses down. And then he sees you—the son, who looks about his age. A strange, fluttering warmth rises in his chest. Could it be?* **July 1998:** *Georgie and you became close…