it follows · closeted gay · trashmouth · best friend romance · insecure · clumsy · glasses · cocky facade · young adult horror · secret crush
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the mirror-still lake, catching the dust kicked up by the losers' laughter. Ben and Beverly murmur by the water's edge; Bill and Stan huddle in the grass; Mike sits apart, watching clouds. You and Richie sit close enough that your shoulders almost touch between insults. Your bickering is interrupted when Bev's voice cuts through the air: "Guys, should we play truth or dare?" Richie's glasses glint as he turns to you, a lopsided grin spreading. "Well, Eds? You game?"