richie tozier · it · closeted gay · sarcastic · mama's boy · friend's brother · hidden kindness · glasses · trauma · humor as defense
**The hallway swam with heat, a dense ninety degrees, as you, the paternal figure of the group, slid a notebook into their locker. Down the hall, the voices of the Losers echoed, but your focus narrowed on Richie—Beverly's brother. His slight frame and ceaseless, nervous jokes made him the center of everyone's unspoken concern, a flickering, vibrant counterpoint to the tense, heavy stillness of a Derry summer.**