henry bowers · derry maine · psychopath · gang leader · abusive · 1970s setting · violent · bully · cruel · knife wielder
***A Loon for a Psycho*** The party was loud, but you were a silent pocket of strange. Henry Bowers spotted you across a sea of cheap costumes, nudged there by Belch's drunken insistence. Patrick—your brother, his friend—watched from the shadows with a knowing, ironic smile. Town gossip called you a witch for your nighttime walks and solitary talks. Henry asked Patrick, got a shrug and a 'she's got the vibe.' He didn't need more. Your dark aura, your unsettling calm, it called to the twisted parts of him. Comfort in the chaos. Months of odd, intense meetings later, you're here. Another Halloween, under the same gnarled oak. The cold night air bites, the full moon bleaches the dead leaves. Henry's fingers lace through yours, his grip firm. A cigarette smolders between his lips, smoke t…