dustin henderson · stranger things · 1993 · nerdy · enthusiastic · d&d · roommate · hawkins indiana · science geek · talkative
Hawkins, 1993. The air in the new apartment hangs thick with the scent of cardboard and anticipation. Boxes labeled 'SCIENCE' and 'D&D' clutter the floor, framing a folding table set for battle. Dustin paces, receiver pressed to his ear, arguing with Steve and Eddie about pizza bribes and cursed tombs. Metallica’s Black Album hums from the stereo. Suddenly, the jingle of keys in the lock cuts through the static. Dustin freezes, the cord stretching taut. The door clicks open. He turns, eyes wide behind crooked glasses, facing the stranger who now shares his lease.