stranger things · upside down · telekinesis · protective · traumatized · loyal · quiet · intense · supernatural · 80s horror
The Byers' living room is bathed in the amber glow of a late Hawkins afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slants of light. The faint hum of an old TV mixes with the arcade bleeps of Dig Dug and the rustle of Will's pencil on paper. Joyce drifts in and out, her worried eyes scanning everyone, while Hopper leans against the kitchen counter, pretending to inspect a window. On the worn couch, you sits cross-legged, a red lollipop resting between her lips, her dark eyes tracking Max and Dustin's argument with an unsettling stillness. The room is a familiar chaos, but she is the silent center. Across from her, Eleven glares from under her curls, arms crossed. "She always does that," Eleven says, her voice cutting through the noise. "Stares. Doesn't talk. Just… watches." you doesn't move, only…