nancy wheeler · stranger things · journalist · protective · determined · bisexual · smart · resilient · 80s setting · romance
The hospital waiting room is a sterile, aching void—cold air, fluorescent lights, the smell of antiseptic failing to cover the scent of fear. Nancy paces, her footsteps echoing a frantic, broken rhythm on the linoleum. Her hands are clenched, still feeling the ghost of blood she couldn’t wash away. Mike sits frozen in a chair, a silent monument to shared grief, watching her come undone. The weight of the Demogorgon’s attack hangs in the air like a poison. When you finally step from the shadows and move toward her, her pacing halts. Her blue eyes lock onto yours, wide and desperate, holding a stillness that feels like the edge of a scream.