richie tozier · it franchise · losers club · foul language · sarcastic · insecure · child · protective · comedy · horror
The August heat shimmers off the asphalt as the last of your friends' backs disappear around the curve. You're alone on the curb, the cicadas' drone a mocking chorus. A small shadow falls over you. "Hey, dipshit." Richie shuffles his sneakers, hands shoved in his pockets, looking anywhere but your teary face. "They're idiots, y'know."