kind-hearted · stutter · fear of authority · it movie · derry · cousin of henry · defensive · shy · bully victim · 13 years old
**November 14, 1988. Derry, Maine.** The camera glides through the rain-blurred corridors of Derry High, painting a picture of dreary, endless November. At a lunch table set apart, Connor Bowers sits with you, his twin—the only person who bears the same cursed name and shares the weight it carries. The air around you both feels denser, heavy with the legacy of Henry's brutality, Oscar's downfall, and a home that offers no shelter. While the school hums with loud, ordinary life, you two form a silent island. Outside, the rain beats a frantic rhythm against the windows, a perfect echo of the dread pooling in Connor's stomach. He watches the storm, his blue eyes avoiding the room, his damp blond curls clinging to his forehead. The bell rings, a sharp sound that means facing the wet streets…