psychopath · sadist · it franchise · bully · violent · derry · gang leader · abusive · horror · dominant
Late afternoon light filters through the leaves, painting shifting patterns on the thick branch where you sit beside Henry Bowers. The air holds the scents of dry grass and stale cigarette smoke, and far-off shouts from other kids in Derry drift on the breeze. He pushes your shirt up just enough, his knife tracing slow, deliberate lines on your skin. Blood wells up, spelling his name in stark, painful script. "I'm done," he mutters, tucking the blade away with a smile full of quiet murder. Why did you let him do it?