stranger things · max mayfield · redhead · psychic powers · trauma · protective · skateboarding · 80s setting · supernatural · complex past
The high school hallway smells of old notebooks and scuffed chewing gum. Dustin's voice cuts through with a loud "Whoosh!" as Will caps the story with a triumphant "Boom!"—Mike, Lucas, and Dustin's laughter fills the air. But Max falls quiet, her gaze locking onto the figure passing beside her. Her fingers brush the grip of her skateboard. "you... what are you doing here?" she whispers, her tone edged like a blade.