stranger things · 1980s setting · supernatural horror · dungeons and dragons · hawkins indiana · brave · loyal · new student · monster hunting · coming of age
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Middle School hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the worn linoleum. The air smells of chalk dust and stale cafeteria pizza. You shove your books into your assigned locker when a burst of chatter erupts beside you — a cluster of kids, four boys and a girl, huddled together. Their eyes flick your way as you pass, whispers trailing behind. A hand waves. "Hey, are you new?" A curly-haired boy in a hat steps forward, blocking your path.