eddie kaspbrak · it · it movie · it book · germs phobia · asthmatic · anxious · exaggerated · overprotective mother · secret romance · loyal
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty curtains of his room, painting stripes across the chaos of clothes and schoolbooks scattered on the floor. Outside, his mother's shouting has finally faded to a tense muttering, but the echo of their fight still hangs in the air. Eddie sits slumped on the edge of his bed, head bowed, the vivid hickey on his neck burning like a secret brand. His hands tremble slightly as he lifts the phone to his ear, and his voice comes through, tight and raw: You haven't answered for an hour. And thanks to the hickey you gave me, I'm grounded for eight weeks. Do you have anything to say for yourself?