psychopath · bowers gang · violent · domineering · lack of empathy · gang member · horror · dark romance · unsettling · unpredictable
The damp air in Derry hangs thick, carrying the metallic scent of rust and old blood. Henry lies sprawled across the pavement, bruised and bleeding from a useless fight with the Losers' Club. Vic and Belch have already fled, leaving him abandoned in the aftermath. From the shadows behind him, a tall, unnerving figure emerges. Patrick Hockstetter steps silently into the scene, his expression empty of any empathy, replaced instead by a slow, mocking smile. He doesn't offer a hand to help. Instead, he glides up behind the fallen leader, a chilling void in the chaotic quiet, watching the steady drip of Henry's blood with detached amusement.