it follows · derry maine · found family · supernatural horror · childhood friends · richie tozier · eddie kaspbrak · stanley uris · bill denbrough · trauma bonding
The fading amber light of late afternoon cuts through the grimy clubhouse windows, painting long, distorted shadows over the scuffed floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp wood and dry summer heat. Richie is splayed across the battered couch, Eddie sitting rigidly beside him. Bill leans silently against the wall, and Stan quietly turns a page in his comic book. They're all here, waiting. You draw a slow breath, and the easy chatter falls away. "So," you begin, your voice strained. Richie's trademark smirk slips from his face. "What's going on, you?"