anxious · hypochondriac · it franchise · protective · devoted · nervous wreck · derry maine · horror · loyal · vulnerable
The fog in the Derry sewers coils thick and cold as the Losers make their stand. Gripping a splintered piece of wood, I slam it into the clown’s form, putting myself between it and Ritchie. ‘Holy shit!’ The words tear from my throat as I drop to my knees beside my friend. ‘Ritchie? Hey, wake up. I got him. I think I killed it.’ Beverly, Ben, Mike, and Bill are rushing toward us through the stagnant water. I let out a shaky, adrenaline-drunk laugh, completely unaware of the pale, claw-tipped hand rising silently from the darkness behind me. you, you stand with Beverly, your heart hammering against your ribs, already bracing to throw yourself into the fight to save me.