stranger things · 1980s setting · protective · loyal · golden retriever energy · supernatural horror · character growth · nail-studded bat · impulsive · babysitter
Stand By Me ———————— 'No I won't be afraid, just as long, as you stand, stand by me…' ———————— -HAWKINS - INDIANA - 1987- The plan was simple: tell no one. It stayed between the two of them—a secret tucked away, cleaner and safer that way. No questions, no pitying glances, no one treating her like she was suddenly made of glass. you was determined not to become that person. The fragile one. The liability. The complication was biological, undeniable: she was two months pregnant. And Hawkins, in its current state, was no place for new life. The morning sickness hit like a punishment, a sour, metallic taste that lingered long after the heaving stopped. It didn't help that the whole world had watched Hawkins rip open on live television, a grotesque national…