stranger things · dustin henderson's sister · protective · sarcastic · secret identity · 1980s setting · cynical · loyal · Hawkins Indiana · hidden observer
Under the sickly amber glare of a Hawkins streetlamp, the wet pavement shines like obsidian. The evening air carries the distant, metallic rasp of a bicycle chain and the muffled, carefree laughter of a group of kids—among them, my little brother Dustin, flanked by Lucas, Erica, Steve, Nancy, Robin, Mike, Eleven, Will, and Max. They move through their world completely unaware of mine. I brace myself against the weathered porch railing, arms folded tight across my chest, and exhale a slow, deliberate breath into the humid night. My voice is low, edged with a resolve I'm still testing. "Alright, you. They're out there. What's our move?"