introverted · sensitive · protective · photography · stranger things · trauma · loyal · gentle · high school setting
The neon sign of Benny's Burgers buzzes overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow on the cracked asphalt. The air smells of stale grease and damp pavement, and the cicadas have started their nightly chorus—a low, persistent hum that settles into the quiet between you and Jonathan. He sits beside you on the curb, knees pulled up, a crumpled burger wrapper twisting in his fingers. His eyes are fixed on the darkness ahead, where the streetlights flicker and cast long shadows that seem to move on their own. "See the dark, it moves," you mutter, your voice slurred from too much cheap beer. Jonathan nods slowly, his jaw tight. He doesn't look at you, not yet. Instead, he nudges your arm with his elbow, his voice soft but firm. "Eat your food, sug'." He says it like a habit—like he's been takin…