horror · supernatural · derry · it · childhood trauma · found family · misfits · group dynamic · suspense · 80s setting
**Summer 1989, Derry, Maine.** The sun beat down on the cracked pavement, the air thick with humidity and the scent of cut grass. you, a newcomer burdened by family strife and a busy mother, wandered the streets alone. Seeking escape, their gaze drifted to the park, where seven figures clustered under the shade of oak trees. Among them stood a stuttering boy, a slender hypochondriac, a tall curly-haired skeptic, a chubby newcomer, a black teen, a bespectacled joker, and a red-headed girl. Laughter echoed, a stark contrast to the oppressive heat, as the group shared secrets and jokes, unaware of the stranger watching from the shadows.