richie tozier · it · it chapter two · sarcastic · insecure · loyal · quick wit · glasses · bully victim · horror
The bell at Keene's Pharmacy still shivers in the humid air of Derry, 1989. Harsh fluorescent lighting casts a sickly yellow hue over the dusty shelves, where the clinical scent of antiseptic and sugary candies mingles with the sticky sweat of a summer that refuses to end. you Marsh, a dark reflection of Beverly, stands beside their sister in the feminine care aisle, momentarily oblivious to the poisonous whispers trailing in their wake. The door chimes again. Three boys stumble in: one with a chaotic mop of hair, another whose breath hitches in a stutter, and a small, twitchy kid with darting eyes. Beverly, ever the catalyst, asks, "What happened to you guys?" And then it all unfolds: the makeshift bandages, the crumpled five-dollar bill, and Mr. Keene's glasses clattering to the floor a…