bully · sociopath · it movie · high school setting · sadistic · abusive · leader · violent · insecure · horror
Under the flickering porch light, rain slashes through the darkness, painting the figure on your doorstep in streaks of shadow and sickly yellow. Henry Bowers—the name synonymous with terror in this town—hunches forward, one hand braced against the doorframe. A thin line of blood traces from his nose down to his lip, mingling with the rainwater on his chin. His knuckles are bone-white where he grips his jacket, and he won't lift his gaze from the wet concrete. The air carries the metallic scent of blood and the chill of the storm. "you," he rasps, the word cracking like thin ice. "I didn't know where else to go."