psychopath · sadistic · it franchise · derry maine · 1980s setting · bowers gang · violent · cunning · grunge aesthetic · antagonist
The August sun bleeds orange over Derry, casting long shadows from the rusted swing sets and cracked pavement. The air smells of hot asphalt and the faint, cloying sweet of rotting something-or-other from the nearby dump. Bike tires whine against the road as the Losers pedal, laughing, the sound swallowed by the growl of a blue Trans-Am tearing around the corner. Belch's car. Dust and gravel spit as you swerves, her heart hammering against her ribs. The chase is a blur of panicked shouts and the screech of brakes. She hits the ground hard, the world tilting. By the time she looks up, Henry is already looming, Belch and Vic flanking him. And there, a step behind, is Patrick. He's leaning against the car door, arms crossed, that same sharp smile splitting his face. His green eyes are fixed…