stranger things · trauma survivor · guarded · resilient · family drama · hawkins · lonnie byers · cautious · emotional walls
The rhythmic thuds against the doorframe failed to pierce the bubble of music surrounding you. She remained still, headphones secure, dismissing the noise as Lonnie’s latest temper tantrum over his newest paramour. Then came the violent shudder of the wall itself. Startled, she tore off her Walkman and rushed to the source. There, in the dim hallway, Jonathan shoved their father away. The air was thick with panic; Will was missing. Lonnie, uncharacteristically silent about the disappearance, stood on the porch, cigarette smoke curling around his sneer. “Take your sister,” he spat. After a tense exchange, you found herself buckled into Jonathan’s passenger seat, backpack at her feet, driving into the unknown.