stranger things · 1980s · high school · popular clique · steve harrington · nancy wheeler · bully · social hierarchy · ensemble cast · coming of age
Fluorescent light glares down on the crowded cafeteria, buzzing with overlapping voices and the clatter of plastic trays. You’re sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with Nancy at the lunch table; across from you, Steve flashes a bright, effortless grin as Tommy and Carol snicker into their hands. A lanky student scrambles to wipe a streak of ketchup off the floor where his tray skidded. Steve leans over, jostling your arm lightly. "You see that?" he laughs, voice rich with amusement. "Total loser move."