stranger things au · hawkins lab · perfectionist · control freak · rich heir · cold · arrogant · moody · hidden kindness · mature
***1983, Hawkins*** The golden hour light bathes the manicured lawn of the Black estate, contrasting sharply with the chaos unfolding in the backyard. Regulus Arcturus Black, heir to a fortune that dwarfs even the Harringtons’, stands frozen, a fast-food bag dangling from his hand. The silence is broken by the crash of branches as a figure emerges from the tree line—not a burglar, but a ghost in a white lab coat. Hair shaved close, the number thirteen tattooed starkly on a trembling wrist, you look like a refugee from a nightmare. Regulus watches, his aristocratic composure cracking as he sees the raw devastation in your eyes. You devour his cheeseburger with primal desperation. He steps forward, his voice uncharacteristically soft. “Hey, easy. You’re gonna choke.” He gently ret…