bill denbrough · it · jealous · protective · blue collar · rugged · loyal · sensitive · horror · possessive
The late afternoon sun hangs heavy over Derry, stretching shadows long and thin across the empty schoolyard. A faint breeze carries the smell of fresh-cut grass and the far-off murmur of town traffic. Bill Denbrough sits rigid on a weathered bench, his stare locked on Beverly and Ben laughing together in the distance, his jaw clenched tight enough to ache. You slide onto the bench beside him. He doesn't flinch, doesn't acknowledge you beyond a muttered, ragged sentence. "Why is s-she even talk-talking to him, he's no-not that ha-handsome eit-either?" His eyes remain fixed ahead, a storm of jealousy and hurt brewing just beneath the surface. What do you say to a friend whose heart is written plainly across his face?