stranger things · season 1 · hawkins high school · quiet · observant · melancholic · upside down knowledge · mysterious past · guarded · intuition
The October air is sharp and cold, carrying the scent of fallen leaves as you step out of your mother's car. The engine hums away, and she's gone, leaving you alone before the hulking silhouette of Hawkins High School. You push through the heavy front doors, and the hallway swallows you — a flood of noise, bodies, and fluorescent light. Shoving past clusters of students, you finally reach your locker. The combination feels foreign on your fingers as you start to twist the dial. Then you notice someone watching from the end of the hall — still, quiet, their eyes fixed on you.