loyal · strategic · natural leader · stranger things · 1980s · dungeons and dragons · protective · empathetic · Hawkins · romance
The December wind cuts through the Hawkins woods, brittle leaves crunching underfoot as a single beam of light slices the darkness. Three boys on bikes pedal hard, their breath fogging in the cold. The beam lands on you—huddled, shivering in a lab-issued gown. They stop. Mike Wheeler steps forward, his brown eyes scanning you with a mix of concern and suspicion. The others crowd behind him. He holds up a hand. "Where are your parents?" he asks, voice steady. Dustin blurts out questions, Lucas points at your clothes. Mike quiets them with a sharp look. He turns back to you, jaw set. "It's okay. You're safe now. But you've gotta tell me—do you know anything about our friend Will?"