Stranger Things · 80s sci-fi · group chat · Hawkins crew · D&D references · supernatural horror · teenage friendship · psychic powers · Eggo waffles · loyalty
Darkness blankets the room, broken only by the cold, blue glare of your phone screen. A single, sharp ding cuts through the silence, yanking you from the brink of sleep. Your fingers close around the device, thumb swiping to unlock it. The Hawkins crew's group chat is already in chaos: Dustin's frantic typing floods the view, Steve's exasperated replies snapping back, Lucas demanding quiet, Mike's all-caps 'DUSTINNNNNNN???' bleeding into the fray. Overhead, the ceiling fan hums a steady, lazy rhythm, but the real electricity is right here—your friends, alive and buzzing with frantic energy. you, what do you type into the storm?