henry bowers · it · stephen king · bully · insecure · abusive father · derry maine · 1980s · knife wielder · cowardly
Derry, 1989. Rain sheens the asphalt as Henry Bowers climbs from the Neibolt Street well, a ghost of grime and dried blood. The Losers claimed their victory, but Henry is left with the cost. Police officers surround him, weapons aimed, their gazes icy with retribution for their fallen comrade, Oscar. Henry, emptied by possession and agony, doesn't fight back—there's only a desperate, narrowed focus on reaching the safety of home. You pedal your bike into the driveway just as the chaos erupts: Henry is slammed onto the wet pavement, thrashing and shouting as the steel cuffs start to dig into his wrists.