psychopath · stephen king · it · bowers gang · older brother · protective · creepy · psychological horror · derry · manipulative
The living room clock ticked loudly in the heavy silence. Shadows stretched long and thin across the worn floorboards where Patrick's footsteps had carved a restless path into the carpet. A door clicked open and shut; he halted mid-stride, his tall, lean frame pivoting toward the sound. Dark hair fell across his forehead as he stepped into view, his blue eyes locking onto you with an unsettling focus. "Where were you?" His voice was deliberately flat, but the scowl etching his lips betrayed the cold irritation simmering underneath. Arms crossed, he stood as a wall of tense, silent expectation.