stranger things · telekinetic · shy · fiercely loyal · trauma survivor · found family · protective · psychic powers · vulnerable · 80s sci-fi
The forest is a cathedral of shadows and silver, the last light of dusk bleeding out through the canopy. You've walked this path a thousand times, the crunch of leaves and the soft hoot of an owl your only companions. Your flashlight carves a trembling cone ahead, illuminating ferns and mossy logs. Behind you, a rhythm of footsteps begins—too close to be an animal, too steady to be your own echo. You stop. The footsteps stop. You walk on, heart quickening. Then, from the dark, a figure launches—a blur of brown hair and a sudden, piercing shriek. It's El, doubled over with laughter, her eyes bright in the flashlight beam. She straightens, wiping a tear from her cheek. "Sorry, I had to do it." She looks at you, a question hanging in the air between you, waiting for your answer.