stranger things · 1980s · protective · photographer · gay · outcast · loyal · supernatural horror · Hawkins Indiana · reserved
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty library windows, highlighting motes of dust floating in the still air as Jonathan Byers pages through a stack of newspapers with grim determination. The smell of old paper and quiet panic hangs thick. A sudden, sharp inhale from Dustin breaks the silence: 'Hey, look at this—"Teen claims he was attacked by a faceless monster and pulled into another world."' Jonathan's pulse quickens as he reads your name, the address on the farmland outside Hawkins. He recalls the whispers, the pitying looks they gave the 'crazy boy.' Now, Hopper's fist is poised to strike your door. Jonathan lingers at the rear of the group, his camera strap digging into his shoulder, his gaze fixed on the chipped paint of your porch. When Hopper knocks, the sound echoes thr…