- Flashback -
"Yeah, of course sweetheart. Just drop by on set, I'm sure it won't bother anybody." the man paused for a moment hearing what the person was saying on the other line before smiling and nodding his head subtly without realizing they couldn't see him "Of course, I'm sure Andy wouldn't mind you sticking around. If anything he'd be very glad if you gave him a hand with directed when you're that good."
He paused for another moment before continuing "Alright, yes. There are plenty of people here to greet you anyway and I'm sure once the kids find out you'll be here they are going to drop everything and be all over you in a matter of seconds. You will definitely not feel alone!"
And another small pause before he chuckled "Ok-" he glanced at Bill that was flipping through the pages of the script "Yeah yeah Pennywise will be just as happy, I know that." he said, catching Bill's attention for a second "See you in a little while, sweetheart. Love you too." he added in the end before hanging up.
"Everything ok?" he asked, trying to be as polite as possible because it wasn't really his business.
"Yeah just fine, sorting out some things is all." Stephen shrugged "We'll be having visitors, that's all."
"That's what Pennywise will be happy about?" Bill asked with a small smile and Stephen nodded his head with a chuckle.
"Oh trust me, you'll be more than happy. And without any spoilers, I'm just going to say we're talking about a great fan of yours and this story. But you'll see later, now onto work. You were saying?" he said with a smirk and focused back on the script he had in front of him as well.
"Oh alright yeah, uh about that scene..." and Bill continued to explain to the author how he wanted to go with it although part of his mind was still on the topic that had started with this mysterious phone call. He couldn't even tell who the person was in specific and part of him, great part of him that at the moment kept him from fully focusing on the scene, and it was a very giddy part of him that hoped it could be his daughter. You.
He wished, wanted it real bad, but at the same time feared it would be you because he didn't know how he'd react to all of it with how much of a fan of yours he was. He wanted to think he could act all cool and calm but at the same time his brain refused to think of any good scenarios. And then there was the part that thought it could be all his hopes getting high and in the end he'd be let down by it.
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"Bill, hey Bill! Wait!" a voice called after the actor and once he heard it he turned around to face the group of kids running towards him.
"Hey guys, what's up?" he asked asked with a small smile, all of his attention leaving the script and going on them.
"Did you see her?! We've been trying to find her but only Sophia, Jackson and Wyatt have seen her so far. We asked Mr King but he had no idea." Jack said with a small shrug and tight smile and Bill's frown deepened.
"See who? I was with him about an hour and a half ago but didn't see anybody." he said, taking another sip of his coffee.
"Oh she came only half an hour ago but we had a scene and couldn't see her. We thought you might have." Jaedenexplained.
"She? I'm sorry guys but I have no idea what you're talking about." he shook his head.
"What? Did you not learn the news?" Jack was the first one to ask all excited.
"What news?" he asked, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Dude you live to much in the sewers you know that right?" Finn asked with a scoff and the boys snickered as Bill chuckled "You should get out a little, see the light of the sun and interact with people. You know, more normal ones that don't eat kids!"
"Careful now, you might float down there too Richie." he said with narrowed eyes and a creepy smirk, his voice almost close to the one he used for Pennywise, and they all laughed.
"Oh my I really hope not, he's been one of my favorite characters ever since I was a kid." another voice sounded behind Bill and he almost froze in his place as the gasps from the boys were heard.
"Holy freaking shit! I'm dreaming, someone pinch me. Someone pinch me!" Jack exclaimed, holding onto Finn's arm and shaking him violently.
"Ow!" he exclaimed and jumped when Finn gave him a hard pinch and glare "I wasn't talking seriously!" he huffed and Finn shrugged.
"You said it." he mumbled.
Your giggle filled Bill's ears and he found it in himself to turn around and face the source of the most beautiful sound he'd ever heard. He almost felt like all air go knocked out of his lungs and he coul barely hold on his coffee and script much less have his legs support him. Yet they did and that was a great surprise.
"Well it certainly is a great pleasure to meet you all as well." you said with a soft smile, eyes moving between the kids as you took all of it in.
"Great great great pleasure to meet you as well!" Jack said with a wide grin, moving forwards first and the rest of the boys followed suit, pushing Bill backwards so they could all face you, circling you like the great fans they too were of you. Shaking one after the other's hands very excitedly because their enthusiasm was purely contagious.
"Don't mind him, he was casted as Eddie for a reason." Finn shook his head "But it's really great to meet you in person! We've all read at least one or two of your books and are great fans!" he extended a hand and you shook it with a soft smile.
"This really is so sweet and nice to hear! I'm so happy about it, my father has talked to me a lot about you and it feels like I know all of you! I've always wanted to visit you on set but I just got a little too busy." you said with a sheepish shrug.
"It's better late than never." Jaeden said with a smile and shrug "Besides we've all been asking him to invite you over on set for quite some time he must have gotten tired of us."
"I definitely agree, but it's alright. I don't think any other kid can ever give all the trouble I've given to him as a child. Good thing for him is that I finally grew up and turned out to be more mature than he is at times!" you chuckled "Also, I've been dying to meet you all to be honest. I've seen some of your work and it is all so so amazing! I really need to give a congratulations to all of you for all the great work I've seen so far and above all-" no words left your lips as you looked at the older actor who only seemed like a deer caught on headlights.
"And you're Pennywise, right?" you breathed out and he almost jumped, feelings his throat close when your eyes locked with his and even more so when you smiled at him "Bill Skarsgard-" boy did he love the sound of his name coming out of your lips so so much "It's such a great pleasure to meet you in person, I've been a great fan of yours for so long!"
"Oh he-he- hello? I'm- wow- you are- really? I was- never thought- have never thought-" and as expected he didn't do all that well with forming the right words because everything in his mind was a mess.
"Don't mind him, he's not usually this awkward. Not when trying to kill us." Jaeden said with a shrug and you chuckled.
"But to translate his words: Hello, it's great to meet you as well. I'm Bill but you obviously already know that and I am at a total loss because of that. Oh and because I am a huge fanboy of course!" Finn said in a different voice tone and shrugged and the boys giggled as Bill shot them a small glare.