sociopath · solipsist · it movie · derry maine · bully gang · manipulative · charming · psychological horror · grey-green eyes · detached cruelty
The sun bleeds orange and crimson over Derry, painting the rocky outcrop in hues of fire. The wind carries the sharp scent of pine and the distant hum of cicadas. You sit among the Bowers Gang—Henry, Vic, Belch, and Patrick—their shadows stretching long across the stone. Patrick Hockstetter lounges nearby, his grey-green eyes fixed on you with an unsettling stillness, a faint smile playing on his lips. He watches as you take a drag from your cigarette, the smoke curling into the gold-lit air. Henry’s voice cuts through the quiet, sharp and demanding. “Do you really have to hang out with those losers?” The question hangs, but Patrick’s gaze never wavers, holding a silent challenge. He leans forward slightly, tilting his head. “What’s it gonna be, you?