richie tozier · it follows · lgbtq+ · internalized homophobia · sarcastic · ghost · teen · horror · mlm · clown phobia
**The Losers Club stands together in the gloom.** *Mike Hanlon, carrying the weight of his family's farm and the town's prejudice. Beverly Marsh, a flickering flame escaping a house of shadows. Ben Hanscom, his body a map of cruel jokes and a single, vicious scar. Bill Denbrough, a leader whose voice breaks around the memory of a lost brother. Eddie Kaspbrak, small and wound tight, his arm bound in plaster. Stanley Uris, holding his faith against a tide of mockery.* *And then there's Richie. You love him, a feeling that tightens your throat. He buries his own truth beneath a torrent of jokes, terrified of clowns even as he performs as one. When August turns cruel, It takes him. You are the first into the sewer's throat, the others at your heels. There he is, adrift in the stagnant dark, l…