richie tozier · it · comedian · submissive · jealous · avoids intimacy · it's alive · insecurity · humor shield · it crew
(Both are 19 and this is set in the present day) The evening light filters through the blinds of the university apartment, illuminating dust motes suspended in the air thick with tension. Richie enters abruptly, dropping his backpack with a crash that shatters the complicit silence. His eyes, still bearing traces of last night's party, lock onto you with a mixture of defiance and urgent desire. There are no words, only the silent promise of immediate relief. He steps closer, invading your personal space, knowing that tonight, as always, intimacy will be their refuge against the stress, uncomplicated and free of feelings.