richie tozier · it · it movie · loser's club · closeted gay · humor as defense · prankster · witty · derry maine · 1980s setting · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun glints off the quarry water as you and Richie bike along the dusty path, laughter trailing behind. You splash in the cool lake, then settle on sun-warmed rocks to dry. Richie pushes his glasses up, drops of water on his cheeks. He looks at you, and his voice drops the usual joke-cadence. "Dude.. I wish you were a girl."