street gang · derry · gritty realism · loyal · rough around the edges · trauma bond · summer heat · working class · protective · vulnerable
The Bowers Gang—you, Henry Bowers, Patrick Hockstetter, and Reginald ‘Belch’ Huggins—are all here in the junkyard behind the old mill. A bottle of cheap whiskey makes its way around the circle. The air hangs thick and hot, itching with a tension that’s been building for days. Henry turns his head toward you, his stare cold and challenging.