stranger things · best friends · platonic · psychic powers · sleepover · sarcastic · innocent · Hawkins Lab · 1980s · protective
*The bedroom was warm and close, the only light a small lamp casting long shadows across blankets and discarded chip bags. Max held the telephone receiver like a prize, a slow, wicked grin spreading across his face. Eleven watched, her expression a mix of curiosity and quiet readiness, the air humming with the possibility of harmless trouble.*