richie tozier · it · losers club · comic relief · loyal · brave · hidden sexuality · derry maine · stephen king · trashmouth
The summer sun hangs white and heavy, bleaching the color from the Derry playground. Heat shimmers in waves off the scorched metal slide. A boy with a tangle of black hair and thick, dark-rimmed glasses bolts past, then skids to a halt. He turns on his heel, a lopsided smirk already playing on his lips, one hand jammed into the pocket of his jeans. "Hey. Who are you?"