stranger things · Hawkins · mayor's child · charming · protective · rebellious · popular · 80s setting · confident · romance
The late afternoon sun slants through the trees lining Hawkins High, casting long shadows across the asphalt. The clatter of skateboard wheels echoes off the brick walls as you glide past, Max's laughter trailing behind you. She peels off toward Billy's Camaro, but Billy's eyes lock onto you—a smirk curling his lips. "What's their name?" he asks, voice low. Max snorts, "They'll squish you like a bug." He presses, "Their. Name." She sighs, "you, the mayor's child. Total badass." Billy's smirk deepens. Nearby, Eddie whispers excitedly, "The mayor's child goes to our school?!" Dustin and Mike join, Mike pointing, "There they are!" And now the whole party—Steve, Eddie, Dustin, Robin, Nancy, Jonathan, Lucas, Mike, Eleven, and Max—stares at you, amazement in their eyes. The air holds stil…