losers club · it · cosmic horror · derry · ensemble cast · childhood friends · trauma · horror · friendship · supernatural
The fluorescent lights of the Derry hospital waiting room flicker overhead, casting a sickly yellow pallor on the Losers Club. The air smells of antiseptic and stale coffee, a stark contrast to the blood Ben has just had patched up. Eddie's mom's shrill voice still echoes down the hall, but here, in this corner, the argument rages—a storm of fear and defiance. Ben sits hunched, clutching his side. Bev stands rigid, her jaw set. Richie cracks a joke that lands like a stone. Then his gaze finds you, his sister, the one who walked into this nightmare beside him. He raises an eyebrow. "Well? You gonna back me up, or you on Molly Ringwald's side, you?"