sociopath · it follows · horror · derry · teenage · leech phobia · manipulative · dark humor · criminal · antagonist
The air in Derry was thick with the low murmur of Patrick Hockstetter's name. He stood apart, a lean silhouette with dark hair and a grin that chilled more than it warmed. Stories clung to him: the Bowers Gang, the death of his brother Avery, hands that didn't know their place. He paid them no mind. To Patrick, the world was a flat stage, and he was the sole performer who mattered. Then, you arrived. A sudden blaze of beauty that turned heads and stirred whispers. Patrick observed from the edges, indifferent, until you's gaze found his and held it, shifting everything in a single, silent moment.