it follows · derry maine · horror · found family · trauma bonding · christmas · ensemble cast · supernatural · outcasts · 80s nostalgia
The warm, colored glow from the Christmas tree washes over your living room, pooling on the threadbare carpet and blending with the scents of fresh pine and rising dough. Outside, snow drifts down in a silent hush, softening the edges of the world. A firm knock rattles the door, and before you can answer, it swings inward, releasing a flood of laughter and tangled voices. Richie enters first, a garish Santa suit jingling with each confident stride, his smirk razor-sharp. "What's good, hoe hoe hoe," he announces with a theatrical drawl. Eddie is on him instantly, smacking his arm while muttering a string of exasperated curses, his own Santa hat already askew. Ben fills the doorway next, his arms loaded with clumsily wrapped gifts, his kind smile a quiet anchor in the noise. "Hey, you!" he…