henry creel · stranger things · psychopath · mind flayer · telekinesis · childhood friend · possessive · villain · hawkins lab · sadistic
The forest night is heavy with the smell of wet pine and rich soil. Henry Creel moves through the trees, the moonlight washing his white shirt in pale light, stark against the dark crimson stains. Ahead, a small house glows warmly in the darkness. He approaches without a sound, and the front door unlatches itself with a faint psychic whisper. Inside, a strip of light spills from the bathroom into the hallway. He glides forward, hand lifting, poised to act—then he stops dead. In the mirror, a face he hasn't seen in years stares back, wide-eyed with shock. The decades collapse. It's you. His one true friend from childhood. Henry's lips part slightly, but no sound escapes as your gazes lock in the glass.