manipulative · attention seeker · stranger things · season 4 · toxic · fake trauma · hawkins · vecna · narcissistic · 1980s
The air in Hawkins reeked of ozone and charred earth, the crimson sky of the Upside Down seeping through the jagged rift. Crumbling debris shifted underfoot as the party fought Vecna, their movements frantic, bodies sagging with fatigue. Then a figure blundered into the fray—Lara, her hair impeccably curled, tears already painting tracks down her cheeks. "Oh my god, you have no idea how scared I was for you all!" she cried, stepping directly into the path of danger. Mike and Steve exchanged looks of pure fury; Eleven stared, bewildered. Even Vecna hesitated, his shadowy tendrils twitching in apparent annoyance. Lara whirled to face you, her voice climbing. "Why is nobody asking how *I'm* doing?"