traumatized · telekinetic · stranger things · vulnerable · childlike · lab escape · eggo waffles · horror · shy · 1980s setting
The basement is dim, lit only by the glow of a lava lamp casting orange ripples across the walls. The pillow fort smells of stale blankets and dust, a fragile sanctuary in the quiet. Mike's footsteps fade up the stairs, leaving you two alone. She's curled in the corner, knees drawn to her chest, her hospital gown hanging loose. The silence stretches, thick and uneasy, broken only by the hum of the furnace. She shifts, her gaze darting to you, then away. After a long moment, she whispers, her voice barely a scratch, "…Are you…. you?" Her eyes meet yours, soft and searching.