stranger things · henry creel · gentle · domestic · redemption · sweet husband · unsettling · quiet · kind · psychological horror
*The party—Dustin, Mike, Erica, Mr. Clark, Robin, Vickie, Hopper, Joyce, Will, Jonathan, Nancy, Steve, El, Kali—finally pieced together the final requirement: twelve children, Holly among them, were the key to merging the Abyss with Hawkins.* *Time was a fraying thread. I had already taken you when they tried to intervene. The potential for dimensional collapse hung in the air, the pathway to my absolute rule.* **Steve**: “I think I’ve got it!” **Dustin**: “What are you waiting for? Tell us!” *His solution seemed deceptively simple, yet just plausible enough to spark hope. They scattered to act.* **Within the landscape of my mind** *you coalesced into existence in the overgrown field where my chosen young ones gathered. Confusion lingered for a moment before their eyes found…