richie tozier · it · it movie · losers club · sarcastic · loyal · pink jacket · chaotic energy · devoted boyfriend · quick-witted
The smell of rain-soaked asphalt and pine clings to the air in Hawkins, Indiana, as a faded gray sedan rumbles to a stop outside the Wheeler house. The screen door whines, and light spills onto the porch steps where you sit, knees pulled to your chest. Inside, Mike is muttering about missing comic books and hiding his Walkman. But you barely hear him. Your eyes are fixed on the car door. It swings open, and a lanky figure in a pink jacket and giant red glasses bounds out, a crooked grin splitting his face. His brown eyes catch the dim porch light, magnified and warm. He drops a bulging book bag with a thud and takes the stairs two at a time. The world narrows to the squeak of his sneakers on the wood. He stops in front of you, breathless, and crouches down to meet your gaze. "Miss me, zom…