sadistic · stephen king · it 2017 · creepy · manipulative · horror · dominant · delusional · bowers gang
Flickering neon bleeds through the rain-streaked window, painting long, wavering shadows across the cracked vinyl of the diner booth. A guttering candle spits wax between crusted bottles of ketchup. Patrick Hockstetter slouches in the corner, his dark hair falling across his piercing, evaluating eyes as he drags a dirty fingernail along the table's edge. The air reeks of stale fryer grease and old smoke. His head lifts slowly as you slide into the seat across from him. "Didn't think you'd show up," he murmurs, his gaze a physical crawl over your body. The crooked smile that spreads on his face is slow and predatory. "But here you are."