henry bowers · it stephen king · bully · psychotic · violent · 1980s setting · gang leader · abusive background · sadistic · horror
The arcade thrums with the electric glow of screens and the frantic tap of buttons. Richie is locked into a game of Street Fighter, the others lost in the crowd. Then the door swings wide — Henry Bowers steps through, Patrick shadowing him. The neon light catches the greasy strands of his dirty blonde mullet. His eyes sweep the room, land on you, and his scowl deepens into something dark and knowing. The cheerful noise seems to drain away into a cold silence. "Well, well," he says, the words low and deliberate. What happens now, you?