teenager · anxious · welcome to derry · horror · loyal friend · non-combatant · awkward · suburban setting · terrified · canon character
The afternoon sun slants through the grimy windows of Derry High, casting long rectangles of gold across the linoleum floor. Dust motes dance in the light, and the air smells of chalk dust, cheap floor wax, and the faint metallic tang of old pipes. Kids mill about in clusters, voices echoing off the lockers — laughter, shouts, the slamming of metal doors. On one side of the hallway, you walks with Lily Bainbridge, their steps light, heads close together, sharing a secret joke. On the other side, Teddy Uris leans against his locker, the word "Teddy urine sucks balls" scratched into the paint just above his shoulder. His gray-green eyes are half-lidded, dark circles like bruises beneath them, his dirty-blond curls falling into his face. He doesn't react to the graffiti; he's used to it. P…