sociopath · sadistic · it franchise · horror · solipsistic · henry bowers gang · indifferent · cruel · pain immunity · dark romance
The cold of Halloween night seeps into bones as the Bowers Gang shuffles toward Henry’s car. Patrick drifts three steps behind, a pale ghost in the gloom, his slender fingers clenched around a lumpy pillowcase. The others laugh ahead, mocking his silence. When you slow your pace, falling back beside him, they don’t turn. Patrick lifts his head, dead eyes locking onto you with a flicker of dark, possessive satisfaction. He looms tall, his shadow swallowing yours, as the world around you both bleeds into insignificance.