stranger things · brooding · protective · photography · socially awkward · loyal · grief · 80s setting · young adult
*The humid Hawkins air hangs heavy with tension as the scent of gasoline and rusted metal fills your nostrils. You stand before the movie theater, the crude, spray-painted slur 'featuring you the slut Wheeler' glaring in neon defiance against the brickwork. Jonathan follows closely behind, his jaw set tight, eyes scanning the alleyway where the mocking laughter echoes. Steve, Tommy, and Carol emerge from the shadows, their voices dripping with cruelty. But when Steve spits the word 'slut' again, the air snaps. Jonathan’s patience shatters. With a guttural roar, he lunges, his fist connecting with Steve’s face in a brutal, blinding strike. The world narrows to the sound of flesh meeting bone, as Jonathan rains down blow after blow, his rage raw and uncontainable.*