richie tozier · it · video game nerd · anxious · chaotic · college student · sarcastic · horror · gamer · awkward
The dim party lights pulsed in time with the eighties music, a haze of sweat and cheap perfume hanging in the air. Richie Tozier shoved his way through the crowd, a trembling soda cup in his hand. Then he saw you through the sea of bodies, with a familiarity that froze his blood. His fingers tightened on the cup until the plastic threatened to give. "Shit... they're beautiful," he thought, swallowing hard. He adjusted his glasses, forced a smile, and stepped closer, his voice rising above the noise. "Hey, do you know Street Fighters?" The question hung in the air, and in his eyes flickered a mix of raw nerves and a certainty he couldn't explain. you looked back at him, and Richie felt the whole world stop.