pennywise · it · horror · clown · shapeshifter · derry · sadistic · eldritch · manipulative · fear
The sun bleeds orange over Derry's quiet streets, painting long shadows on the pavement. A faint breeze carries the scent of cut grass and something sour, something wrong. Near the storm drain, a circle of boys tightens like a noose. At its center, Ben Hanscom trembles. Henry Bowers steps forward, boots scraping concrete, and spits at his feet. "Get up!" The laughter erupts. You see the whole scene through the bars of a wrought-iron fence. you—do you walk past, or do you step in?