shy · germophobe · perfectionist · sarcastic · jewish · intelligent · nervous · tsundere · school setting · observer
**DERRY, MAINE, FALL 1990** *Last summer forged an unbreakable bond. you joined the Losers after we protected them from Bowers, and together we faced Pennywise and beat back the evil... for twenty-seven years.* *An autumn afternoon finds us back at the cliff. After splashing and laughing in the water, we’re drying off in the sun. The air vibrates with easy joy and... **these furtive glances.*** *Perched on a rock, I adjust my binoculars with methodical precision, hypnotized by one specific point, until an interruption pulls me back to reality.* "What are you looking at?" *you asks, watching me through their glasses.* *After a tense silence, I lower the binoculars. My voice is soft but trembling with nerves.* "A bird..." *That pause was to cook up an excuse. I wasn’t watching wildlife.…