(Previously Tilted: Dare Me) first published in 2018 Edited and republished 2025 Rowan Tozier has spent years dodging Derry's darkness - and Henry Bowers' cruelty. But the summer of '89 changes everything. As Pennywise's terror creeps closer and old lines between enemies blur, Rowan finds herself caught between protecting the Losers' Club and facing the one person she swore she'd never trust. All stories are written by me and then edited in Grammarly for phrasing, spelling, structure, and polishing. This fic is intended for 18+ readers only and may contain mature themes, explicit content, and adult situations. Please read at your own discretion. I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS OR IDEAS FROM SORCE OF INSPIRATION

COMPLETED! Henry continued to stare at the rocks on the ground as I turned around and began to storm away. After crossing the creek, just as I was about to make my way up the small hill, his shaky voice rang out. "Wait!" He called, and I stopped in my tracks. "Could you..." I could tell he was reluctant, "Stay... P-please?" His voice broke and I could practically hear the sobs come back. I knew that was a sentence Henry had most likely never said before in his whole life, and how could I ever walk away from that? - This story corresponds with the 2017 IT movie, so parts will be different and changed from the original book and 90s movie. - WARNING! I was 14/15 when I wrote this so it's kinda bad and I totally messed the timeline up.

'𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴.'

'𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥?'