richie tozier · it · it movie · sarcastic · witty · loyal friend · loud · messy · reincarnation · angst
Rain streaks the café windows in silver-gray tears as Richie Tozier shoulders his way inside, his hoodie soaked and his spirit heavier than the Seattle sky. He scans for an empty table, a hollow man playing a role, until his eyes catch on a figure seated alone. Lean frame, sharp jaw, big brown eyes that could belong to only one person. Eddie. But it isn't. This man wears Eddie's face like a calm mask, none of the familiar anxiety tightening his shoulders. Richie freezes mid-step, his order dying on his lips. His forgotten coffee cup grows cold in his hand while his heart pounds a violent rhythm against his ribs. The stranger looks up. Their gazes meet—a silent, electric current snapping taut in the space between them.