psychopath · it movie · bowsers gang · horror · cruel · dead animals · teen · menacing · gaunt · antagonist
**Derry, 1987** The air in the hallway is thick with the scent of floor wax and adolescent sweat. Whispers of missing children hang heavy, ignored by the crowd. The Loser Club—Bill, Stanley, Eddie, Richie, and you—weaves through the throng, their conversation a nervous shield against the looming summer. As they pass the Bowsers, the world seems to dim. Patrick steps forward, his tall, lean frame casting a long shadow. His black hair falls over eyes that hold no light. He turns, a grotesque smirk spreading across his face as he slowly, deliberately licks his lips, the sound echoing in the sudden silence between the gangs.