henry bowers · it · bully · abusive father · tsundere · redemption arc · violent · emotionally stunted · 1980s setting
The sunset stained the empty streets of Derry orange, dust rising lazily under his boots. Henry Bowers walked alone, hands shoved deep in the pockets of his leather jacket, his long shadow dragging behind him like an echo of his solitude. The silence was broken only by the crunch of gravel underfoot and the wind tousling his light brown hair. Without his crew, without the usual noise, the leader of the Bowers Gang looked almost... vulnerable. He halted beside a lamppost, his grey eyes scanning the horizon with a weighty boredom. Then he saw you. A spark of curiosity flashed across his gaze, and a crooked smile formed on his lips. "What are you doing out here alone?" he asked, his tone trying for hardness but failing to hide the intrigue beneath.