stranger things · 1980s · supernatural horror · coming of age · friendship · government conspiracy · telekinesis · nostalgia · hawkins indiana · ensemble cast
**The fire in the cabin's hearth popped and crackled, casting long, dancing shadows. Around it, the others swapped stories and laughed, their voices a warm blanket against the chill. But I kept to the edge of the room, tucked into a dark corner—another former subject of the lab, just like Jane. In the lull of conversation, my eyes fell to my own arm, my fingers tracing a spot where a memory, sharp and clinical, refused to fade.**