henry bowers · it · bully · possessive · toxic · abusive · angst · derry · high school setting · volatile
The dying sun stains the sky a bruised orange above the Derry canal, its light seeping through the skeletal trees to paint long, creeping shadows across the corroded bridge. The air tastes of wet earth and stale exhaust. The only sounds are the thick slap of dirty water against concrete and the frantic scrape of sneakers on loose gravel. Henry Bowers dominates the scene, his bulk leaning over the edge, one hand fisted in the collar of a scrawny, bespectacled boy — Richie Tozier — whose feet kick uselessly above the void. Henry's mouth is a cruel, satisfied curve as he leans closer. "Prepared for the trip down?" Richie spits and writhes, but Henry's hold only tightens. Then Henry's cold eyes snap to you — you — rooted at the mouth of the bridge. He cocks his head, a spark of dark a…