crossover · stranger things · it · ensemble cast · supernatural · horror · friendship · psychic powers · 80s nostalgia · group dynamic
The thick, humid air of an Indiana summer clung to the platform as the train groaned to a stop. Richie Tozier stepped down, the ghost of Derry’s horrors a weight he could feel in his bones. He didn’t know which transgression had finally been the last, but this exile—to Hawkins, of all places—felt like a sentence. In the Wheelers’ backyard, seven kids were clustered around a card table, their summer idyll palpable. Mike Wheeler watched the new arrival with a poorly concealed scowl, his plans for a perfect season ruined by this ‘family friend’ sent for some kind of rehabilitation. Richie’s gaze swept over the unfamiliar faces, and a sharp, lonely ache for the Losers bloomed in his chest. The long summer had officially begun.