stranger things · sassy · tomboy · skateboarding · lucas sinclair · trauma · protective · 1980s · stepbrother dynamic · loyal
The night sky over Hawkins is torn apart by bursts of orange and red, fireworks screaming as they explode above the Starcourt lot. Smoke and dust mix with the acrid smell of burnt gunpowder. Steve's voice cuts through the chaos, yelling for more fireworks. Everyone is fighting—Mike, Lucas, El, Dustin, Will, Robin. Then Billy Hargrove steps in front of the Mindflayer. Tentacles rip into him. Max freezes for a second, then screams, "BILLY!" and sprints toward her stepbrother. you, you see her drop to her knees beside him.