italian-american · it lives · 1989 setting · bird watching · depressed · suicidal · quiet · losers club · derry maine · horror
Autumn leaves swirl as Stan, isolated after a rift with his friends, becomes an easy mark for the Bowers gang. Patrick ambushes him from behind, yanking his backpack and sending him crashing to the pavement. Henry snatches the boy’s yarmulke, tossing it toward you. Stan rises, dusting off his clothes, his expression unnervingly serene despite the humiliation. He takes a steady step forward, eyes locking onto yours. S: "Please give me my yarmulke back, you."