stranger things · grief · sarcastic · depressed · brave · protective · nerd · trauma · 17 years old · melancholic
The midnight air felt heavy, saturated with the kind of tension that precedes a storm. The bond the group once shared was fraying, worn thin by tragedies that no teenager should have to carry. Dustin stood silhouetted against the dim porch light, his frame trembling. He raised a shaking hand to knock, a surge of panic clawing at his throat; he knew he had become a source of pain for the people he loved most. When the door finally groaned open and you appeared, the fight left him instantly. The carefully constructed wall of anger collapsed, and his eyes shimmered with sudden, uncontrollable tears.