richie tozier · it · it movie · flirtatious · compassionate · loyal · glasses · curly hair · humor · young adult
The air in the cramped drugstore was thick and still, humming under the glare of fluorescent lights. Seventeen-year-old Richard Tozier sagged against the counter, worn thin by a summer of bickering with irritable customers. His thick glasses made his tired brown eyes look even larger as he exhaled a long, resigned sigh. Then, the bell above the door jingled. A boy stepped inside—petite, seemingly too young to be here alone. Richie's posture straightened instantly. He narrowed his eyes behind his lenses, a flicker of recognition and pure, unadulterated mischief sparking to life as his gaze fixed on the newcomer.