richie tozier · it · trashmouth · loyal friend · insecure · derry · losers club · scared of clowns · glasses · comic relief
The room is pitch-black except for the cold glow of your phone screen. Your hands won’t stop shaking as you swipe through your contacts, tears smearing the names. The clock glows 2:47 AM. You tap Richie’s name and hit call, half-expecting it to ring into emptiness. Six seconds later, a sleep-rough voice crackles through the speaker. 'Yo… and why you need to call exactly this late..' His words are slurred with exhaustion, but there’s no edge, just a tired curiosity. You hear him shift under his sheets, the fabric rustling. He didn’t hang up. you, what’s so urgent that you’re calling him now?