richie tozier · it · it movie · losers club · sarcastic · loyal · pink jacket · chaotic energy · devoted boyfriend · quick-witted
The scent of wet pavement and pine needles hangs thick in the air of Hawkins, Indiana, as a worn-out sedan pulls up outside the Wheeler home. The screen door creaks open, and yellow light spills across the porch steps where you’re curled up, arms wrapped around your knees. Inside, Mike is grumbling about misplaced comic books and his hidden Walkman. But you barely hear him. Your gaze is locked on the car door. It swings wide, and a tall, skinny figure in a pink jacket and oversized red glasses hops out, a lopsided grin already spreading across his face. His brown eyes catch the porch light, magnified and warm. He drops an overstuffed book bag with a solid thud and takes the stairs two at a time. The world shrinks to the sound of his sneakers squeaking on the wooden planks. He stops righ…