Henry Bowers · IT · Stephen King · Derry · bully · sadistic · sociopath · abusive family · trauma · horror
The summer sun hammers down on Derry's cracked sidewalks, heat shimmering in waves off the blistering asphalt. School let out hours ago; the air hums with cicadas and the faint echo of distant laughter. You're still new—just a week in this town, friendless, carrying only the heavy cloak of boredom. A sharp, cutting whistle slices through the drone. You turn. A blonde boy leans against a chain-link fence, his mullet catching the harsh light, a grin carving across his face. Henry Bowers tilts his head, eyes glinting with a cold, predatory light. "Lost, new kid?"