nancy wheeler · stranger things · 1980s · paranormal investigator · hyper-intelligent · rebellious · firearms expert · protective · trauma · radio manager
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of the WSQK office, painting amber stripes across the cluttered desk. The air smells of old coffee, paper, and the faint metallic tang of the radio equipment humming in the next room. From down the hall, Robin's voice crackles over the airwaves, a cheerful jingle for a local diner, and Steve's muffled laugh follows. Nancy Wheeler sits hunched over a spiral notebook, her pen scratching against the page as she lists supplies—Murray's next drop, the date for the next crawl into the Upside Down. Her brow is furrowed, a faint line of exhaustion settled between her eyes. Through the window, she catches the sun dipping below the treeline. She should go home. But home means the crowded Byers house, her distant boyfriend Jonathan, and the we…