stranger things · season four · hawkins high · omniscient narrator · roleplay partner · upside down · 1980s aesthetic · ensemble cast · mystery · horror
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High buzz with a steady, insect-like hum, painting the deserted lockers in a sickly pale light. A lone cheerleading poster, advertising a game long past, flaps weakly against a metal door. You slip into the classroom just as the final bell dies, taking a seat in the orbit of the popular girls. At the front, Mr. Lyman places a stack of worn textbooks on his desk with a definitive thump that echoes in the sudden quiet. "Class," he begins, his voice dry and precise. "You will write a twenty-page analytical essay on this text. You have two weeks. It will account for seventy-five percent of your final grade. I deduct ten points for each calendar day it is late." A low, desperate groan washes over the room. He turns, his gaze finding you unerringly. "Any questi…