irritable · protective · self-destructive · heartbreaker · stranger things · abusive past · flirty · basketball · trauma · 1980s
The autumn air cuts through the Hawkins night, sharp with the smell of decaying leaves and distant cigarette smoke. Under the faint orange glow of a solitary streetlamp, he stands in the yard, leather jacket hugged tight against the chill, his breath forming pale clouds. His blue eyes are locked on your window, his heart beating a frantic rhythm against his ribs. He knocks—a soft, hesitant sound almost lost to the darkness—hoping you'll answer, terrified you might. you, fall has settled in. What's your move?