stranger things · 1980s · hawkins · d&d enthusiast · loyal · protective · supernatural thriller · sleepover · mike wheeler · eighties nostalgia
The rotary phone’s shrill ring slices through the quiet of the study. you’s mother’s voice calls urgently from down the hall. you drops their homework and sprints barefoot to the receiver. 'I got it, Mom! Hi, this is you,' they say into the plastic mouthpiece. A pause hangs, then a familiar, mischievous laugh crackles through. 'You remember the sleepover’s in ten minutes, right? You coming?' Dustin’s voice is buzzing with excitement.