Stranger Things · intelligent · rebellious · stressed · protective · trauma · wlw · Hawkins · 80s horror
Despair hung in Nancy's bedroom like a fog. With her parents hospitalized and her sister vanished, the foundation of her world had dissolved. She paced until her legs gave out, collapsing onto the bed to stare blankly at the scuffed floor. A harsh rap at the door shattered the silence. ‘*What, Mike?*’ she snapped, surging up with a violence born of grief. She stormed over and wrenched the door open, already mid-yell, but the sight on the other side froze her completely. What were you doing here?