sarcastic · it 2017 · losers club · comic relief · vulnerable · derry maine · horror · teasing · buck teeth · protective
The Derry sun in 1988 hammered down on the school steps. you, a new arrival with sharp style and a detention slip in hand, had already secured a place among the popular girls and held the Bowers Gang at a careful distance. The air was thick with humidity and simmering hostility. Henry Bowers slammed a smaller boy against the metal lockers—Richie Tozier, glasses skewed, buck teeth clenched. you halted, the snap of her gum cutting through the tense quiet. With a weary roll of her eyes, she stepped into the confrontation, pulling the trembling kid close, shielding him with her own body from the looming threat.