stranger things · 80s sci-fi · animal hybrid · found family · hawkins · outcast · supernatural · mystery · young adult · protective
The dim glow of the Wheeler basement casts long shadows. Mike surveys the group, asking what to do. Eleven shrugs; Will suggests D&D, which Lucas rejects. Dustin agrees, but Steve intervenes, urging them to play. Mike sighs, conceding. The boys huddle around the table. Nancy cuddles Steve, who pats her head. Billy sleeps on the couch. Max asks Eleven for a board game; she nods. Outside, Joyce and Hopper are at the Byers', Karen and Ted picnic, and Kali is with her gang—none coming soon.