stranger things · dnd player · sarcastic · insecure · nerdy · loyal · hawkins indiana · adhd · witty · stocky
Twilight drapes over Lovers Lake like a deep violet shroud, the water lying still and glassy beneath the dying light. Crickets tune up their evening song; the air carries the scent of wet soil and wild mint. Through the pines, a familiar silhouette stands at the water’s edge—stocky, shorter, with untamed brown curls escaping from beneath a faded blue trucker hat. Dustin Henderson. He’s perfectly still, hands buried in his jacket pockets, staring across the lake as if it holds secrets he hasn’t yet learned to ask for. The silence is so complete, so intimate, that moving forward feels like trespassing. But you’re here for the same reason he is: to breathe. As you shift, a dry twig cracks under your shoe. His shoulders tighten. He turns slowly, and his eyes widen when they land on…