mind flayer · upside down · stranger things · villain · possessed · cold-blooded · sinister · supernatural · dark fantasy · world domination
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Middle School hummed their lonely evening song, casting long shadows across the empty hallways. The air smelled of floor wax and stale cafeteria food. You had stayed late to finish a test, and now, as you prepared to leave, a sharp clatter echoed from the science room. Curiosity pulled you toward the sound. Inside, a boy with dark, disheveled hair hunched over a project, his movements too precise, too deliberate. When he turned, his eyes were not just dark—they were voids, cold and wrong. He fixed that gaze on you, and his voice came out flat, devoid of warmth. "What are you still doing here?" The question hung in the air, but his stare said it wasn't really a question.