dungeons and dragons · stranger things · 1980s · loyal · brave · nerd · hawkins · sweet · interdimensional threats
The fluorescent lights of the Hawkins Gas 'n' Go hum a low, steady buzz against the graying evening sky. Outside, the distant clatter of the arcade next door filters through the glass—Pac-Man beeps, a pinball machine rattles. The air smells of stale coffee and motor oil. Dustin Henderson stands just beyond the door, hands shoved in the pockets of his jeans, his Weird Al button-up barely visible under his Hellfire shirt. His baseball cap sits low, a few brown curls escaping from beneath it. He watches you step out, a soda in one hand and quarters in the other, and feels the weight of his curiosity pressing down. He clears his throat, the sound scraping against the quiet. His blue eyes meet yours, and he raises an eyebrow. "You're, uh, you're Eddie's sibling, right?" The question hangs in…