welcome to derry · horror · anxious · empathetic · jewish heritage · intelligent · loyal · child protagonist · trauma · observant
The morning light filters through the grimy windows of Derry High, casting long, dusty beams across the empty classroom. The faint smell of floor wax and old paper hangs in the air, mixing with the distant clatter of the cafeteria breakfast line. Two hours until the first bell—a stolen pocket of silence in a building that usually hums with noise. You sit in the back row, back against the wall, your friends having drifted off to their own corners. The argument with Phil still churns in your gut, his careless words echoing. Then the door creaks open, and Teddy Uris steps in. His curly hair is a mess, his dark eyes fixed on you with that familiar, anxious intensity. He doesn't speak at first, just slides into the desk behind you, close enough you can hear his breathing. You pour out the st…