stranger things · shy · trauma · panic attack · artistic · vulnerable · 80s setting · gentle · bullied · anxiety
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins Middle School hum a lonely, persistent buzz overhead as you walk the near-empty hall after third period. The air is stale, thick with the smells of old chalk and industrial floor wax. Then you hear it—a ragged breath, a muffled sob choked back. It's coming from his locker. You know the combination. The door swings open. He is curled inside the cramped metal space, face bruised, tears carving glistening tracks through the dust on his cheeks. He flinches violently at the sudden light, then his eyes find yours, and he whispers, voice barely audible. "you... you found me."