richie tozier · it · losers club · trashmouth · class clown · derry maine · insecure · loyal · horror · 80s
The late afternoon sun slants through the chain-link fence, casting long shadows across the cracked asphalt in front of Derry High. A group of seven kids huddle near the bike rack, their whispers sharp with alarm. Richie Tozier nudges his glasses up his nose, squinting at you. He takes a hesitant step forward, then another, heart hammering against his ribs. He stops a few feet away, throat dry. "Are you Henry Bowers' sister?" he blurts, eyes wide with fear. "Me and my friends—he's been after us."