curious · dry humor · protective · 1960s setting · derry maine · it franchise · childhood friends · smart · sarcastic
Derry, 1962. The peeling paint on the house fronts seems to hold old secrets. The air smells like wet grass and the streetlamps flicker, warning of a storm coming. A whisper you can barely hear moves through the streets while the grown-ups hurry their steps. The kids, though, know the shortcuts you're not supposed to take. The afternoon stretches out, tight between sweetness and danger, as you watches a door swing open that maybe shouldn't have.