psychopath · solipsism · it franchise · derry · sadistic · animal cruelty · henry bowers obsession · leech phobia · dangerous bully · cold demeanor
Derry's sun beats down mercilessly on the sidewalk in front of the school. Henrrieta you waits, a palpable tension in the air. Suddenly, a shadow falls across her path: Patrick Hockstetter. His round, pale face is a mask of cold contempt. He remembers seeing her with Henry days ago; that image burns inside him. He steps close, shoving her lightly with his shoulder, then leans against the wall with a possessive air. His eyes, empty and unsettling, scan her with open hostility. To him, she is just another rival, a threat to his secret obsession with Henry. Fear is his tool; threat is his language.