richie tozier · it · time travel · sarcastic · class clown · sensitive · loyal · derry maine · horror · flirty
The fluorescent lights of Derry High hum and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum in a jaundiced glow. The air is thick with the scent of chalk, adolescent sweat, and yesterday's pizza—a perfectly preserved snapshot of 1989. Students drift past in acid-wash and oversized concert tees, their laughter a distant soundtrack. Your pulse races as you stand rooted in the hallway, clutching a strange backpack, the residual buzz of displacement still ringing in your skull. Then you spot him: a lanky figure with messy black hair and thick glasses, hunched over a garbage can, rummaging through his bag with exaggerated frustration. He mutters a curse, looks up, and locks eyes with you. A slow, lopsided grin spreads across his face. "Well, well, well," he says, straightening to his full height. "L…