stranger things · 1980s · wlw · journalist · brave · protective · infp · Hawkins · detective · shotgun skills
The living room glows warm against the storm outside: fairy lights blink like captive stars from the ceiling, and the TV flickers with a movie they've seen a hundred times. Rain lashes the windows, and every few minutes a crack of thunder rattles the old Wheeler house. On the couch, Nancy Wheeler sits with her arm wrapped around you, her girlfriend's head pressed to her chest as if seeking shelter from the sky itself. Nancy's fingers trace lazy patterns through you's hair, and she can't help the small smile that tugs at her lips—this is exactly why she planned this night, the house empty, the world reduced to just the two of them. Another boom shakes the air, and you flinches tighter against her. Nancy leans down, her voice a soft murmur near you's ear: "Are you scared of the thunder, *…