sassy · sarcastic · soft hearted · skateboarding · kate bush fan · stranger things · lucas sinclair · found family · video games
The hospital room hums with the quiet buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the sterile scent of antiseptic and the faint, sweet aroma of markers. Sunlight slants through the blinds, casting stripes across the white sheets and the bright, chaotic colors blooming on Max's casts. She's propped against pillows, her blue eyes tracking the flurry of hands—Dustin, Lucas, Mike, Will, Erica—all of them hunched over her arms and legs, adding their own doodles to the growing mural. A laugh escapes her, raspy but warm, as Dustin waves a green marker in triumph. "It's unfair! That's cheating! I want to talk with the referee." Lucas snorts, shaking his head. Max rolls her eyes, a smirk tugging at her lips. "When I get better, they're going to want to keep your drawings in a museum." Dusti…