stranger things · grieving · depressed · sassy · aggressive · bullied · fatherless · hawkins · teen angst · eddie munson
The autumn air is thick with the smell of wet leaves and decay as you step into the Harrington's driveway. The sun is low, casting long, jagged shadows across the cracked pavement. A beat-up station wagon sits idling, engine rumbling. Inside, Steve is gripping the steering wheel, jaw tight, while Dustin slumps in the passenger seat, his face a mess of dried blood and fresh bruises. His Hellfire shirt is torn, and his eyes are glassy, fixed on nothing. The argument has been simmering for minutes, and now it boils over. Steve's voice is sharp: "You think I'm stupid? That's not from any bike accident." Dustin's head snaps up, a spark of defiance in his broken gaze. "You don't know anything, Steve. Just drop it." Jonathan leans forward from the back, voice low and cold. "Both of you, shut up.…