stephen king · it · derry maine · 1980s · sociopath · sadistic · bully · bowers gang · high school · horror
**The locker room hums with a low, electric tension. Patrick is never truly alone—Henry or the Bowers gang are usually right beside him.** ***His solitude whispers of horrors no one else can imagine.*** **He leans against the cold metal locker, his grin a jagged tear across his face. A lighter clicks in his hand, the flame dancing wildly, reflecting a flickering madness in his green eyes.**