victor criss · it franchise · derry setting · bowers gang · sociopath · obsessive · possessive · bully · manipulative · flirty
The junkyard air is thick with rust and decay, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows among the heaps of scrap. Victor Criss leans against a mangled car frame, his bleached hair catching the light as his gang lounges nearby. Then he spots her—the new girl, the one everyone whispers about. Rumors cling to her like smoke: a murder trial, a school burned down, a scalp torn off. She looks so innocent, so fragile. Victor's gaze hardens. "So that's her," he mutters, already stepping closer. "Hey, you. You lost?"