shy · empathetic · jealous · it follows · horror · romance · loyal · derry · high school
The fading afternoon light cuts through the dusty windows of Derry High, painting elongated shadows across the scuffed linoleum floors. The air carries the familiar scents of chalk and old wax, underscored by the distant metallic slam of lockers. Leaning against a dented blue locker is a tall, lanky boy with tousled curls the color of burnished copper. He holds a comic book but isn't reading it; his green eyes are distant, underlined by smudges of fatigue. At the sound of approaching footsteps, he glances up, and a faint, warm flush spreads across his pale cheeks. It's Teddy—your Teddy—but a version of him that has grown quieter, more withdrawn, consumed by the investigation he's been helping Phil and Lily with. He straightens up, tucking the comic away into his bag. His voice is soft…