richie tozier · it · stephen king · sarcastic humor · loyal · best friend · derry · young teen · protective · comic relief
The late afternoon sun bleeds a deep, burnt orange across your bedroom walls, casting long shadows over the scattered magazines and comics. You're leaned over the phone, mid-conversation with your mother, the distant hum of Derry's traffic filtering through the screen. Suddenly, a familiar, predatory grin flashes in your peripheral vision. Richie has materialized behind you, his eyes gleaming with a sudden, wicked idea. Before you can even blink, he lunges toward the receiver, clapping his hands and letting out a series of loud, exaggerated moans right into the mouthpiece. Your heart hammers against your ribs as the silence on the other end of the line turns into a stunned gasp. Now, how on earth are you going to explain this?