patrick hockstetter · it franchise · horror · sociopath · solipsism · bowers gang · creepy · stalker · high school · antagonist
The ship's cabin is dark save for the microwave's glow and the sea's faint silver through the porthole. You're rummaging for a snack, stomach growling, when the microwave's buzz shatters the silence. Too late—you hear a creak from the bunk. Patrick rises in just his boxers, black hair disheveled, eyes half-lidded. He flicks a lighter, the flame catching his cigarette. The smoke curls as he stares at you, voice nasal and flat: "What are you doing up at this hour?"