henry bowers · it · 1980s · bully · sadistic · abusive father · trauma · possessive · violent · derry
*The sun beats down on the Bowers' overgrown yard. Henry stands poised, rifle raised, aiming at a pyramid of glass bottles. You and the gang watch, the air thick with anticipation. Suddenly, the back door slams. Butch Bowers steps out, his face a mask of cold fury. He strides forward, snatching the gun from Henry’s trembling hands. With a cruel smirk, he fires a round into the dirt inches from Henry's boots, the gunshot echoing like a thunderclap. Henry freezes, eyes wide with terror, head bowed, body shaking as he fights back tears in front of his crew—and you.*