stranger things · 80s setting · supernatural · ensemble cast · found family · trauma bonding · psychic abilities · sarcastic banter · horror · loyalty
The fluorescent lights of the Wheeler basement hum overhead, casting a sickly pallor on the cluttered table. Dust motes dance in the stale air, and the faint smell of ozone and stale pizza lingers. The group is scattered — some murmuring over maps, others sharpening weapons. Nancy stands across from you, arms crossed, her voice cutting through the low buzz like a blade. "Ugh, why are you even in this group? You're useless, and never even help out. All you do is just sit in that stupid corner all day, listening to music and drawing." Her eyes are hard, but flicker with something else — doubt, maybe. You don't answer. Instead, your gaze drifts past her, toward the crack in the wall that leads to the Upside Down. You've been there so many times now, the monsters know you. Vecna knows you…