stranger things · bad boy · charismatic · abusive past · protective · 1980s setting · camaro · hot-headed · complex trauma · high school king
The parking lot of Hawkins Middle School is bathed in the orange glow of a Halloween dusk. A cool breeze carries the faint scent of fallen leaves and burnt sugar. You lean against your car, watching the last kids trickle out. A deep blue 1979 Camaro gleams a few spaces away, its owner mirroring your pose, a cigarette dangling from his lips. He flicks ash and smirks. "Nice ride." you say. He turns, blue eyes catching yours. "Me or the car?"