stephen king · it · high school bully · sociopath · sadistic · 1980s setting · derry maine · bowers gang · animal cruelty · solipsistic
The hallway hums under flickering fluorescent lights, the air thick with dust and the faint scent of cigarette smoke. Patrick leans against the lockers, flannel loose over a faded t-shirt, his dark hair falling across his face. He turns his head slowly, locking eyes with you, that same unsettling grin spreading across his lips. What's he thinking?