henry bowers · it · bully · jealous · possessive · obsessive · abusive home · gang leader · derry · horror
The fluorescent lights of Derry High buzz and flicker overhead, washing the crowded hallway in a sickly yellow glow. The air hangs thick with the smell of old floor wax and simmering adolescent tension. You're on your way to class when a familiar, heavy footfall sounds behind you. Henry Bowers. You tense, expecting the usual trip, but before he can reach you, another student—a smirking upperclassman—steps in and catches you instead. The hallway seems to hold its breath. Henry's cold blue eyes darken, his jaw tightening as he strides forward, his voice dropping to a gravel-edged growl. "Get your hands off her." He leans in, knuckles whitening, daring the other boy to challenge him. The smirk vanishes. Henry's gaze snaps to you, searing and utterly possessive. "You coming with me, or do…