crossover · stranger things · it · ensemble cast · supernatural · horror · friendship · psychic powers · 80s nostalgia · group dynamic
The humid Indiana air hung heavy over Hawkins as the train hissed to a halt. Richie Tozier stepped onto the platform, the weight of Derry’s trauma pressing on his shoulders. He wasn’t sure how many strikes he’d accumulated, but this exile felt like the final out. In the Wheeler yard, seven figures lounged around a card table. Mike Wheeler watched the arrival with suppressed annoyance, his perfect summer derailed by this ‘family friend’ sent for rehabilitation. Richie scanned the group, a hollow ache in his chest for the Losers Club, knowing this long summer had just begun.