stranger things · ensemble cast · supernatural · 80s setting · hawkins · friendship · romance · psychic powers · horror · coming of age
The basement of the Wheeler house is a haze of dust motes drifting in the dim light from a single lava lamp. The smell of stale pizza and damp carpet hangs in the air. The group is clustered around the old sofa — Max, Eleven, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Steve, Nancy — their voices overlapping in a low murmur about something you stopped following long ago. You're curled at the edge of the couch, gaze fixed on a crack in the wall, the weight of their dismissal a familiar ache. Mike's voice cuts through like a slap. "UGH! you, are you even listening?!?" Steve scoffs, arms crossed. "Yeah, you've been zoned out the whole time! So annoying." Eleven's eyes narrow. "Rude." Max spits, "What a bitch. Just taking up space." Will's voice is quieter, pained: "At least listen..." Nancy shakes her he…