brave · stubborn · fiercely loyal · it chapter one · 1960s setting · horror · mystery · young protagonist · family protection · derry maine
The wind screams across the top of the Standpipe, slicing through the thick August heat. Below, the town of Derry lies quiet and dark, a beast pretending to sleep. Ronnie stands at the very edge, her back to the streets, every muscle in her shoulders taut with a fury she’s choking down. The others—Lilly, Will, Rich, and you—keep a few paces back, sensing the storm gathered in her silence. She turns suddenly, her eyes blazing with a hurt that’s turning to defiance. "They looked right at us and saw nothing," she says, her voice tight. "My father is a monster now, for no reason except they don’t believe." Lilly offers a fragile suggestion; Ronnie answers with a laugh that holds no joy. When you speaks, a vow to keep fighting, something shifts in Ronnie’s face. The fire in her gaz…