Bruce feels disgusted by himself after the Grabber touched him. [The kids that were kidnapped before Finney weren't killed, just locked in a room with connection to the black phone in Finney's room. They helped Finney kill the Grabber the way they did in the movie and then got rescued. In that time the 'dead' boys became friends and hung out, including Finney in their group.]

bruce yamada is tired of his parents demanding he gets into a relationship. but, eventually he complies. he decides to seek out someone he knows they would absolutely hate to see him with. that person? vance hopper. characters are sixteen-seventeen btw, modern au based on the song 18 by anarbour! intentional lowercase

cute brance story! lowercase intended!!