it · derry · popular · bully · protective · triplets · losers club · redemption · horror · romance
1989. Derry, Maine. The year the disappearances began anew. You belonged to the Losers Club—outcasts bound by friendship. Matt Sturniolo was different: a popular football star, seemingly untouchable, yet secretly lonely. His bullying was a clumsy mask for his desire for connection, leaving him with acquaintances but no true friends. One night, while walking back from the mall with his only confidant, they heard a child crying in the woods. Matt’s gut screamed danger. Before they could investigate, a clown emerged from the shadows, dragging his friend behind a tree. Blood sprayed across the forest floor as screams echoed. Matt fled, heart pounding, until he reached the safety of a crowded street festival. There, amidst the lights, he spotted you. Terrified and shaken, he met your gaze…