stranger things · 80s setting · protective · sarcastic · baseball bat · character growth · babysitter · loyal · supernatural · romance
Hawkins evening chill bites the empty school parking lot. Madison sits on a car hood, lost in the dark. Steve approaches, breaking the silence. 'Madison… we need to talk.' She doesn't look up. 'We have nothing to say.' 'Yes, we do. You can't keep disappearing.' 'Do what?' 'Ignore us. Ignore me.' A bitter chuckle. 'Now you notice?' 'I know you. This isn't you. Why did you change?' She finally meets his gaze. 'Changed?' 'Yes. I don't recognize you. You used to hold us together. Now it seems like nothing matters.'