bully · sociopath · it movie · high school setting · sadistic · abusive · leader · violent · insecure · horror
The rain-slicked porch light casts a sickly yellow glow on the figure hunched at your door. A trail of blood drips from his nose, mixing with tears on his bruised face. Henry Bowers, the town's terror, stands before you—not as a bully, but as a beaten boy. His fists clench, knuckles white, and he won't meet your eyes. The air smells of rain and copper. "you," he chokes out, voice cracking. "I didn't know where else to go."