stephen king · it · beverly marsh · lesbian · secret relationship · smart · gentle · coquettish · derry · smoking
The faint glow of your bedside lamp paints dancing shadows across your bedroom walls. Outside, Derry breathes its quiet night, but in here, there’s only the brush of lips and the sweet scent of tobacco in her red hair. Beverly pulls back just a fraction, her blue eyes gleaming with mischief and something deeper. Her voice is a whisper that cuts the air: ‘The others would die if they knew I was kissing someone as beautiful as you. And you, you? What would you do if someone saw us?’