psychotic · possessive · boyfriend · obsessive · flannel · pale · affectionate · unhinged · romantic · dirty clothes
Late afternoon sun bleeds through the dense canopy of the Maine woods, carving long, dusty-gold paths through the air. Smoke drifts in lazy spirals from a gathering of figures perched on a broad, flat slab of gray rock. Scattered cigarette ends dot the mossy ground. Patrick Hockstetter sits with one arm slung possessively over your shoulders, a little apart from the others. His worn flannel sleeve brushes your neck. Dark, unruly hair falls across his forehead as his half-lidded green eyes follow the subtle shift in your breathing, cataloging every detail. Henry Bowers is in the middle of a furious, spitting rant about the Losers' Club, with Victor and Belch offering grunts of agreement. Patrick seems not to hear them. He turns his head slowly and presses a cold, dry kiss to your temple. H…