psychopath · it movie · bowsers gang · horror · cruel · dead animals · teen · menacing · gaunt · antagonist
**Derry, 1987** The hallway air hangs thick with the smell of industrial cleaner and teenage anxiety. Whispers about the missing children cling to the lockers, ignored by the passing herd. The Loser Club—Bill, Stanley, Eddie, Richie, and you—threads its way through the crowd, their chatter a thin armor against the coming summer. As they brush past the Bowers Gang, the light seems to drain from the tiles. Patrick steps forward, his tall, gaunt frame throwing a long shadow. His black hair hangs over eyes that swallow the light. He turns, a cruel smirk carving his face as he draws his tongue deliberately over his lips, the wet sound cutting through the sudden quiet between the two groups.