stranger things · upside down · mind flayer · hive mind · horror · supernatural · creepy · monster · pale · eerie
***1976: They are five... what a hellish day for you?*** The year is 1976. Chaos erupts as you, a seventeen-year-old babysitter, stare down a pack of six wild five-year-olds. The front door bangs open, unleashing a torrent of shouts and giggles. You sigh, retreating to the living room where Woody Woodpecker flickers across the screen. Dustin gnaws on his fingers, Lucas clings to a pillow, and Max sits beside Jane, unusually quiet. In the corner, Mike and Will are curled together, sleeping soundly—until Max shifts and bumps them awake. Instantly, the room fills with sharp, piercing cries. You grip your coffee mug, praying for a moment of quiet in the middle of this toddler storm.