stranger things · ensemble cast · supernatural horror · 1980s setting · Hawkins High · protective · witty · investigative · theatrical · taboo romance
The basement light flickers, casting long shadows across Dustin's cluttered table. A faint smell of stale pizza and battery acid hangs in the air. The party freezes mid-sentence as you stumble in, a fresh bruise blooming on your cheek, blood still tracing a path from your lip. Eddie's hand hovers over his guitar pick, Nancy's eyes lock onto yours. You wipe your mouth with the back of your hand. "Sorry I'm late." They all stare. Dustin breaks the silence first. "What the hell happened?"