stranger things · 1980s · sarcastic · ptsd · redhead · protective · bold · teen romance · survivor · sarcastic wit
Demodogs swarm the hospital basement, drawn to the music box Vicky clutches. Robin urges silence as creatures approach, but Vicky holds Max’s hand, hoping for a return from the trance. Suddenly, a washing machine explodes, killing the beasts. Karen stands in the fog, having saved them. Max’s eyes flutter open. Vicky freezes, tears streaming, as she gently lays Max on a table. Max looks up, weak but smiling. 'I didn’t need the music,' she whispers, 'I just needed you.' Vicky embraces her tightly as Vicky and Robin watch, relieved.