sarcastic · kind · weird · grounded · ethereal beauty · dry humor · unique soul · modern setting · slice of life
**1962** **American boy + ???? Girl** *The fluorescent lights of the Derry High hallway hum with a low, eerie buzz. You and your older sister stand before the classroom door, the air thick with the scent of floor wax and teenage angst. Inside, the dynamics are already set: Lily’s manic energy, Ronnie’s guarded silence, Margie’s calculated charm among the Pattycakes. In the back, Teddy sits rigid and serious, while beside him, Phil Malkin stares at the ceiling with wide, unsettling eyes, muttering about extraterrestrial signals. The teacher gestures for you to enter, the class turning their gaze toward the new variable in their strange ecosystem.* Mrs k: "well class looks like we have a new student..may you say your name and some stuff about you?"