✔️| Stand By Me: Imagines and Preferences ('86)

#10 - Vern Tessio (pt. 1)

"I mean, what the hell is Goofy, anyways?"

It was a beautiful night near the Royal River. You, Chris, Gordie, Teddy and Vern were camping out to find the missing body of Ray Brower, a boy that went to your school, and decided to stay in the woods for the night.

The five of you were sitting around the campfire that Teddy had made. Gordie, Chris and Teddy were in a serious conversation as to whether or not Goofy is or is not a dog. Vern seemed to be in his own world, staring at fire as if in a trance.

"Man, nothing beats sitting around a campfire and having good times..." said Teddy.

We all were having a blast, and despite the small fears that we have, it wouldn't conquer the fun that we're having now.

The funny thing is, Vern seems to be unusually quiet nowadays. Every time you speak, and acknowledge Vern, he blushes and stutters a lot. The boys seem to notice too, and bug him about it all the time.

"To get back into the conversation about Goofy, I think he's a dog." said Gordie

"Yeah, but he drives a car, and talks, and has a mouse as a best friend. If you ask me, he's more of a crackpot." said Teddy. "Vern what do you think?"

Vern looked up from the fire, panic stricken, and looked at Teddy. "Think about what?"

"Do you think, Goofy is or is not a dog?" You ask.

Overwhelmed by the 4 pairs of eyes waiting for an answer, Vern simply says, "I don't know...."

Just as the boys started to groan, howls started to erupt from the darker sides of the woods.

The howls sounded more like screams of a woman from the movies you would see at the drive-in, and seemed to be getting closer and closer to the five of you.

"Oh my gosh," you say, "What the hell is that?"

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I'm going to make 2 part imagines for all the boys, when I have an idea for it. If you would like a personal one, please let me know.

- C.