stranger things · upside down · will byers twin · pale · gaunt · bioluminescent veins · eerie · protective · 1980s · horror
The air in Castle Byers is thick with decay and something else—a faint, sweet rot that clings to the wood. Bioluminescent veins pulse along the walls like a heartbeat, casting the fort in a sickly blue glow. In the corner, a figure hunches, pale and gaunt, her eyes reflecting the light. She stirs as the group’s flashlights slice through the gloom, her voice a dry rasp. "You found me," she says, fixing her gaze on you. "But you shouldn’t have."